diabhlaíocht

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish díablaidecht. By surface analysis, diabhlaí (from diabhal (“devil”)) +‎ -acht.

Noun

diabhlaíocht f (genitive singular diabhlaíochta)

  1. devilry, devilment, mischief, mischievousness
  2. wizardry, witchcraft
    Synonyms: draíocht, draíodóireacht, asarlaíocht

Declension

Declension of diabhlaíocht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative diabhlaíocht
vocative a dhiabhlaíocht
genitive diabhlaíochta
dative diabhlaíocht
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an diabhlaíocht
genitive na diabhlaíochta
dative leis an diabhlaíocht
don diabhlaíocht

Mutation

Mutated forms of diabhlaíocht
radical lenition eclipsis
diabhlaíocht dhiabhlaíocht ndiabhlaíocht

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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