aclaíocht

Irish

Alternative forms

• aicillíocht

Etymology

From aclaí (“supple, limber, agile; smooth, flexible; adroit”) +‎ -acht (nominal abstract suffix).

Noun

aclaíocht f (genitive singular aclaíochta)

1. suppleness, agility
2. (as verbal noun) exercise
3. adroitness

Declension

Declension of aclaíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative aclaíocht Vocative a aclaíocht Genitive aclaíochta Dative aclaíocht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an aclaíocht Genitive na haclaíochta Dative leis an aclaíocht don aclaíocht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aclaíocht	n-aclaíocht	haclaíocht	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) “aclaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “aclaíocht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “aclaíocht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.