peataíocht

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Irish

Etymology

From peata (pet) +‎ -aí (agent noun suffix) +‎ -acht (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

peataíocht f (genitive singular peataíochta)

  1. Alternative form of peataireacht ((act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour)

Declension

Declension of peataíocht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative peataíocht
vocative a pheataíocht
genitive peataíochta
dative peataíocht

Mutation

Mutated forms of peataíocht
radical lenition eclipsis
peataíocht pheataíocht bpeataíocht

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

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