dílseacht

Irish

Etymology

From dílis (“own; proper; genuine; reliable, solid; loyal, faithful; dear”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

dílseacht f (genitive singular dílseachta, nominative plural dílseachtaí)

  1. proprietary right, ownership
  2. property, attribute
  3. genuineness, reliability
  4. loyalty; fidelity, allegiance

Declension
Declension of dílseacht

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dílseacht dílseachtaí
Vocative a dhílseacht a dhílseachtaí
Genitive dílseachta dílseachtaí
Dative dílseacht dílseachtaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dílseacht na dílseachtaí
Genitive na dílseachta na ndílseachtaí
Dative leis an dílseacht

don dílseacht

 leis na dílseachtaí

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dílseacht dhílseacht ndílseacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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