neasacht

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Irish

Etymology

From neasa (“nearer, nearest”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

neasacht f (genitive singular neasachta, nominative plural neasachtaí)

  1. (literary) nearness, proximity
  2. immediacy, immediateness

Declension

Declension of neasacht

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative neasacht neasachtaí
Vocative a neasacht a neasachtaí
Genitive neasachta neasachtaí
Dative neasacht neasachtaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an neasacht na neasachtaí
Genitive na neasachta na neasachtaí
Dative leis an neasacht

don neasacht

leis na neasachtaí

Related terms

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neasacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “immediacy”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • “proximity”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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