maistíneacht

Irish

Etymology

From maistín +‎ -acht.

Noun

maistíneacht f (genitive singular maistíneachta)

1. rudeness, currishness
2. bullying, misbehaviour

   Synonym: bulaíocht

Declension

Declension of mbaistíneacht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an mbaistíneacht Genitive na mbaistíneachta Dative leis an mbaistíneacht don mbaistíneacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
maistíneacht	mhaistíneacht	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) “maistíneacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “maistíneacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.