dílseacht

Irish

Etymology

From dílis (“own; proper; genuine; reliable, solid; loyal, faithful; dear”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

dílseacht f (genitive singular dílseachta, nominative plural dílseachtaí)

1. proprietary right, ownership
2. property, attribute
3. genuineness, reliability
4. loyalty; fidelity, allegiance

Declension

Declension of dílseacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative dílseacht dílseachtaí Vocative a dhílseacht a dhílseachtaí Genitive dílseachta dílseachtaí Dative dílseacht dílseachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an dílseacht na dílseachtaí Genitive na dílseachta na ndílseachtaí Dative leis an dílseacht don dílseacht leis na dílseachtaí

Derived terms

• ard-dílseacht (“high fidelity”)
• mídhílseacht (“disloyalty, unfaithfulness, infidelity”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dílseacht	dhílseacht	ndílseacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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