aíocht
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish oígidecht, from Old Irish oígedacht, from oígi m (“stranger, guest, visitor”); synchronically aoi (“guest”) + -acht.
Pronunciation
Noun
aíocht f (genitive singular aíochta, nominative plural aíochtaí)
- hospitality; lodgings (for a night)
Declension
Declension of aíocht
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aíochtach (“hospitable; willing to put up persons for a night”, adjective)
- aíochtach f (“(act of) lodging”)
- aíochtlann f (“guest house”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aíocht | n-aíocht | haíocht | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Template:R:ga:Dinneen
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oígidecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aíocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “aíocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024