cosúlacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• cosmhalacht (superseded spelling)

Etymology

From cosúil (“like, resembling”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

cosúlacht f (genitive singular cosúlachta, nominative plural cosúlachtaí)

1. likeness; appearance, resemblance

   Synonym: cosúilt

Declension

Declension of cosúlacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cosúlacht cosúlachtaí Vocative a chosúlacht a chosúlachtaí Genitive cosúlachta cosúlachtaí Dative cosúlacht cosúlachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an chosúlacht na cosúlachtaí Genitive na cosúlachta na gcosúlachtaí Dative leis an gcosúlacht don chosúlacht leis na cosúlachtaí

Derived terms

• ciorcal cosúlachta (“circle of similitude”)
• de réir cosúlachta (“to all appearances”)
• lárphointe cosúlachta (“centre of similitude”)

 

Related terms

• cosúlaigh (“liken”, transitive verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cosúlacht	chosúlacht	gcosúlacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cosúlacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “appearance”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “likeness”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “resemblance”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024