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Irish
Etymology
From diongbháilte (“worthy, fitting; firm, steadfast; constant, stable; fixed, secure; confirmed, positive; well-set, solid; self-assured, cocky”) + -acht.
Noun
diongbháilteacht f (genitive singular diongbháilteachta)
- worthiness, merit
- firmness, steadfastness; constancy, stability
- Synonym: seasmhacht
- positiveness, decisiveness
- staunchness, solidity
- cocksureness
Declension
Declension of diongbháilteacht
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “diongbháilteacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “diongbháilteacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “diongbháilteacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024