lámhaíocht

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Irish

Alternative forms

lámhuíocht (obsolete)

Etymology

From lámh (“hand”) +‎ -íocht.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɑ̃ːˈvˠiːxt̪ˠ/

Noun

lámhaíocht f (genitive singular lámhaíochta)

helping hand

Declension

Declension of lámaíocht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms
case	singular
nominative	lámaíocht
vocative	a lámaíocht
genitive	lámaíochta
dative	lámaíocht

forms with the definite article
case	singular
nominative	an lámaíocht
genitive	na lámaíochta
dative	leis an lámaíocht don lámaíocht

Further reading

“lámhaíocht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lámhaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29

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