peataíocht

Irish

Etymology

From peata (“pet”) +‎ -aí (agent noun suffix) +‎ -acht (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

peataíocht f (genitive singular peataíochta)

1. Alternative form of peataireacht (“(act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour”)

Declension

Declension of peataíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative peataíocht Vocative a pheataíocht Genitive peataíochta Dative peataíocht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an pheataíocht Genitive na peataíochta Dative leis an bpeataíocht don pheataíocht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
peataíocht	pheataíocht	bpeataíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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