eagnaíocht

Irish

Etymology

From eagnaigh (“grow wise, understand”, verb) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

eagnaíocht f (genitive singular eagnaíochta)

  1. wisdom, learning
  2. sapience; cleverness in debate, wittiness
  3. (as verbal noun, ag ~) making clever, witty remarks
  4. enlightenment, accomplishment, skill

Declension
Declension of eagnaíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative eagnaíocht
Vocative a eagnaíocht
Genitive eagnaíochta
Dative eagnaíocht

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an eagnaíocht
Genitive na heagnaíochta
Dative leis an eagnaíocht

don eagnaíocht

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
eagnaíocht n-eagnaíocht heagnaíocht not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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