earcaíocht

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Irish

Etymology

From earcaigh (“recruit”, verb) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

earcaíocht f (genitive singular earcaíochta)

  1. (act of) recruiting; recruitment

Declension

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of earcaíocht
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
earcaíocht n-earcaíocht hearcaíocht not applicable

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

References

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