ealaíontacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• ealaíonacht, ealaíontóireacht

Etymology

From ealaíonta (“artistic, skilful; graceful, elegant; artful, tricky”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

ealaíontacht f (genitive singular ealaíontachta)

1. artistry, skilfulness
2. artfulness, trickery

Declension

Declension of ealaíontacht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an ealaíontacht Genitive na healaíontachta Dative leis an ealaíontacht don ealaíontacht

Related terms

• ealaín f (“art”)
• ealaíontóir m (“artist”)

 

Mutation

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