ábaltacht

Irish

Etymology

From ábalta (“able”) +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːbˠəl̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaːbˠəl̪ˠt̪ˠaxt̪ˠ/

Noun

ábaltacht f (genitive singular ábaltachta, nominative plural ábaltachtaí)

1. ability, strength

   Synonyms: acmhainneacht, cumas

2. capability

   Synonyms: acmhainn, cumas

Declension

Declension of ábaltacht (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ábaltacht ábaltachtaí vocative a ábaltacht a ábaltachtaí genitive ábaltachta ábaltachtaí dative ábaltacht ábaltachtaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ábaltacht na hábaltachtaí genitive na hábaltachta na n-ábaltachtaí dative leis an ábaltacht don ábaltacht leis na hábaltachtaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ábaltacht

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ábaltacht	n-ábaltacht	hábaltacht	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ábaltacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “ábaltaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 2
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “ábaltacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ábaltacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026