portaireacht

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From port (“tune”) +‎ -aire + -acht

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpˠɔɾˠt̪ˠəɾʲəxt̪ˠ/

Noun

portaireacht f (genitive singular portaireachta)

  1. lilting (type of lively singing)

Declension

Declension of portaireacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative portaireacht
vocative a phortaireacht
genitive portaireachta
dative portaireacht
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an phortaireacht
genitive na portaireachta
dative leis an bportaireacht
don phortaireacht

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of portaireacht
radical lenition eclipsis
portaireacht phortaireacht bportaireacht

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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