fabhtacht
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fabht (“fault, flaw; hidden defect; unsoundness at core”) + -acht.
Noun[edit]
fabhtacht f (genitive singular fabhtachta)
- hollowness, unsoundness; deceptiveness
- Synonym: fabhtaíl
Declension[edit]
Declension of fabhtacht
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms[edit]
- fabhtach (“faulty, flawed; hollow at core, unsound; deceptive, treacherous”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fabhtacht | fhabhtacht | bhfabhtacht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fabhtacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “imperfection”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
Further reading[edit]
- Entries containing “fabhtacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.