tithíocht

Irish

Etymology

From tithe (“houses”) +‎ -íocht.

Noun

tithíocht f (genitive singular tithíochta)

1. provision of houses, house-building
2. housing

   Synonym: tithe

Declension

Declension of tithíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative tithíocht Vocative a thithíocht Genitive tithíochta Dative tithíocht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tithíocht Genitive na tithíochta Dative leis an tithíocht don tithíocht

Derived terms

• eastát tithíochta m (“housing estate”)
• tithíocht comhairle áitiúil f (“council housing”)
• tithíocht phoiblí f (“public housing”)
• tithíocht shóisialta f (“social housing”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tithíocht	thithíocht	dtithíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tithíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “tithíocht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “tithíocht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.