luaineacht

Irish

Etymology

From luain (“movement; vigorous exertion, hard work”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

luaineacht f (genitive singular luaineachta)

1. mobility, nimbleness; restlessness; changeableness, vacillation, inconstancy, fluctuation
2. (chemistry) volatility

Declension

Declension of luaineacht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an luaineacht Genitive na luaineachta Dative leis an luaineacht don luaineacht

Related terms

• luaineach (“fast-moving, nimble; restless, unsteady; changeable, vacillating, inconstant; volatile”, adjective)
• luaineadóir m (“restless person; wanderer”)
• luainigh (“move quickly, nimbly; move unsteadily, vary, change; hunt; precess”, verb)
• luainíocht f (“precession”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luaineacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN