coireacht

Irish

Etymology

From coir (“crime, offence; fault, transgression”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

coireacht f (genitive singular coireachta)

1. wickedness, guiltiness

Declension

Declension of coireacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative coireacht Vocative a choireacht Genitive coireachta Dative coireacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an choireacht Genitive na coireachta Dative leis an gcoireacht don choireacht

Synonyms

• (wickedness): áibhirseoireacht, colaí, díchúis, lochtaíl, mallaitheacht, urchóideacht
• (guiltiness): ciontacht, coiriúlacht

Derived terms

• ríomhchoireacht f (“e-crime, cybercrime”)

Related terms

• coireach m (“offender, transgressor”)
• coireach (“wicked, sinful; guilty”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coireacht	choireacht	gcoireacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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