gabhálacht

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Irish

Etymology

From gabháil (“catch, seizure, capture”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

gabhálacht f (genitive singular gabhálachta)

  1. receptiveness, receptivity; contagiousness
  2. graspingness, avarice
    Synonyms: cíocras, saint

Declension

Declension of gabhálacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative gabhálacht
vocative a ghabhálacht
genitive gabhálachta
dative gabhálacht
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an ghabhálacht
genitive na gabhálachta
dative leis an ngabhálacht
don ghabhálacht

Derived terms

  • gabhálach (“taking, catching; receptive; contagious; gripping, grasping, occupying; possessive, avaricious”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gabhálacht
radical lenition eclipsis
gabhálacht ghabhálacht ngabhálacht

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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