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Irish
Etymology
From eagnaigh (“grow wise, understand”, verb) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun
eagnaíocht f (genitive singular eagnaíochta)
- wisdom, learning
- sapience; cleverness in debate, wittiness
- (as verbal noun, ag ~) making clever, witty remarks
- enlightenment, accomplishment, skill
Declension
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| eagnaíocht
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n-eagnaíocht
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heagnaíocht
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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