diongbháilteacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• diongmháltacht

Etymology

From diongbháilte (“worthy, fitting; firm, steadfast; constant, stable; fixed, secure; confirmed, positive; well-set, solid; self-assured, cocky”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

diongbháilteacht f (genitive singular diongbháilteachta)

1. worthiness, merit
2. firmness, steadfastness; constancy, stability

   Synonym: seasmhacht

3. positiveness, decisiveness
4. staunchness, solidity
5. cocksureness

Declension

Declension of diongbháilteacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative diongbháilteacht Vocative a dhiongbháilteacht Genitive diongbháilteachta Dative diongbháilteacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an diongbháilteacht Genitive na diongbháilteachta Dative leis an diongbháilteacht don diongbháilteacht

Derived terms

• neamhdhiongbháilteacht f (“insecurity”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
diongbháilteacht	dhiongbháilteacht	ndiongbháilteacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “diongbháilteacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “diongbháilteacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “diongbháilteacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024