fánaíocht
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fánaí (“wanderer, vagrant; casual worker; potterer; odd, chance, casual, person”) + -acht.
Noun[edit]
fánaíocht f (genitive singular fánaíochta)
- (act of) wandering, vagrancy; (act of) rambling, roving; hiking
- casualness, haphazardness
- aimlessness, purposelessness
- diminishment, decline
- (biology) drift
Declension[edit]
Declension of fánaíocht
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- fánaíocht chainte (“rambling talk”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fánaíocht | fhánaíocht | bhfánaíocht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fánaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “fánaíocht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fánaíocht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.