criadóireacht

Irish

Etymology

From criadóir (“ceramist, potter”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

criadóireacht f (genitive singular criadóireachta)

1. ceramics

   Synonym: ceirmeacht

2. pottery, potting (the art of making clay pots), clay-craft

   Synonym: potaireacht

Declension

Declension of criadóireacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative criadóireacht Vocative a chriadóireacht Genitive criadóireachta Dative criadóireacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an chriadóireacht Genitive na criadóireachta Dative leis an gcriadóireacht don chriadóireacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
criadóireacht	chriadóireacht	gcriadóireacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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