ridireacht

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Irish

Etymology

From ridire (“knight”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

ridireacht f (genitive singular ridireachta)

knighthood; chivalry

Declension

Declension of ridireacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms
case	singular
nominative	ridireacht
vocative	a ridireacht
genitive	ridireachta
dative	ridireacht

forms with the definite article
case	singular
nominative	an ridireacht
genitive	na ridireachta
dative	leis an ridireacht don ridireacht

Derived terms

ord ridireachta (“order of knighthood”)
ribín ridireachta (“cordon”)
ridireacht fáin (“knight-errantry”)
scéal ridireachta (“tale of chivalry, romance”)

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ridireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ridireacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“ridireacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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