boghdóireacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• boghadóireacht

Etymology

From boghdóir (“archer”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

boghdóireacht f (genitive singular boghdóireachta)

1. archery

   Synonym: saighdeoireacht

Declension

Declension of boghdóireacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative boghdóireacht Vocative a bhoghdóireacht Genitive boghdóireachta Dative boghdóireacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bhoghdóireacht Genitive na boghdóireachta Dative leis an mboghdóireacht don bhoghdóireacht

Related terms

• bogha (“bow”)

See also

• saighdeoir (“archer”)
• saighead (“arrow”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
boghdóireacht	bhoghdóireacht	mboghdóireacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “boghdóireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “boghdóireacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “boghdóireacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.