fabhtacht

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Irish

Etymology

From fabht (“fault, flaw; hidden defect; unsoundness at core”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

fabhtacht f (genitive singular fabhtachta)

  1. hollowness, unsoundness; deceptiveness
    Synonym: fabhtaíl

Declension

Declension of fabhtacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative fabhtacht
vocative a fhabhtacht
genitive fabhtachta
dative fabhtacht
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an fhabhtacht
genitive na fabhtachta
dative leis an bhfabhtacht
don fhabhtacht
  • fabhtach (“faulty, flawed; hollow at core, unsound; deceptive, treacherous”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of fabhtacht
radical lenition eclipsis
fabhtacht fhabhtacht bhfabhtacht

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

References

Further reading

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