diagacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• diadhacht (superseded spelling)

Etymology

Old Irish díadacht, from díadae (“divine”), from día (“god”). By surface analysis, diaga +‎ -acht.

Noun

diagacht f (genitive singular diagachta)

1. divinity
   1. godhood
   2. piety

      Synonym: diagantacht

   3. theology

Declension

Declension of diagacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative diagacht Vocative a dhiagacht Genitive diagachta Dative diagacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an diagacht Genitive na diagachta Dative leis an diagacht don diagacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
diagacht	dhiagacht	ndiagacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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