neacht

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish necht, from Proto-Celtic *nextī, from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (niece).

Noun

neacht f (genitive singular neachta, nominative plural neachtanna)

  1. niece

Declension

Declension of neacht (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative neacht neachtanna
vocative a neacht a neachtanna
genitive neachta neachtanna
dative neacht neachtanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an neacht na neachtanna
genitive na neachta na neachtanna
dative leis an neacht
don neacht
leis na neachtanna

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