doimhneacht

Irish

Etymology

From domhain, doimhne (“deep”, adjective) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

doimhneacht f (genitive singular doimhneachta)

1. 1. depth

      Antonym: éadoimhneacht

   2. deep place

   Synonyms: doimhne, doimhneas

Declension

Declension of doimhneacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative doimhneacht Vocative a dhoimhneacht Genitive doimhneachta Dative doimhneacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an doimhneacht Genitive na doimhneachta Dative leis an doimhneacht don doimhneacht

Derived terms

• meándoimhneacht f (“average depth”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
doimhneacht	dhoimhneacht	ndoimhneacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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