iargúltacht

Irish

Alternative forms
  • iargúlacht
  • iargcúlacht, iargcúltacht (obsolete)

Etymology

From iargúlta +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈjiəɾˠəɡuːl̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)t/[1]

Noun

iargúltacht f (genitive singular iargúltachta)

  1. remoteness, isolation, seclusion
  2. a remote place, the wilds, the bush
    ar an iargúlacht, san iargúlacht ― in the middle of nowhere, in the back of beyond

Declension
Declension of iargúltacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative iargúltacht
Vocative a iargúltacht
Genitive iargúltachta
Dative iargúltacht

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an iargúltacht
Genitive na hiargúltachta
Dative leis an iargúltacht

don iargúltacht

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

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 74

Further reading
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