ábaltacht

Irish

Etymology

From ábalta (“able”) +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːbˠəl̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaːbˠəl̪ˠt̪ˠaxt̪ˠ/

Noun

ábaltacht f (genitive singular ábaltachta, nominative plural ábaltachtaí)

1. ability, strength

   Synonyms: acmhainneacht, cumas

2. capability

   Synonyms: acmhainn, cumas

Declension

Declension of ábaltacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ábaltacht ábaltachtaí Vocative a ábaltacht a ábaltachtaí Genitive ábaltachta ábaltachtaí Dative ábaltacht ábaltachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ábaltacht na hábaltachtaí Genitive na hábaltachta na n-ábaltachtaí Dative leis an ábaltacht don ábaltacht leis na hábaltachtaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ábaltacht	n-ábaltacht	hábaltacht	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ábaltacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ábaltaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 2
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ábaltacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ábaltacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024