sealgaireacht

Irish

Etymology

From sealgaire (“hunter”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

sealgaireacht f (genitive singular sealgaireachta)

1. (act of) hunting

   Synonyms: fiach, seilg

2. (act of) searching, foraging

Declension

Declension of sealgaireacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative sealgaireacht Vocative a shealgaireacht Genitive sealgaireachta Dative sealgaireacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tsealgaireacht Genitive na sealgaireachta Dative leis an tsealgaireacht don tsealgaireacht

Derived terms

• sealgaireacht rónta (“sealing, seal-hunting”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sealgaireacht	shealgaireacht after an, tsealgaireacht	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sealgaireacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sealgaireacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024