il-leannántacht

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Irish

Etymology

From il- + Old Irish lennántacht (love-making, concubinage), from lennán (lover) (see leannán).

Noun

il-leannántacht f (genitive singular il-leannántachta)

  1. polygyny
    Synonym: polaigíneas

Declension

Declension of il-leannántacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative il-leannántacht
vocative a il-leannántacht
genitive il-leannántachta
dative il-leannántacht
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an il-leannántacht
genitive na hil-leannántachta
dative leis an il-leannántacht
don il-leannántacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of il-leannántacht
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
il-leannántacht n-il-leannántacht hil-leannántacht not applicable

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