earcaíocht

Irish

Etymology

From earcaigh (“recruit”, verb) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

earcaíocht f (genitive singular earcaíochta)

1. (act of) recruiting; recruitment

Declension

Declension of earcaíocht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative earcaíocht vocative a earcaíocht genitive earcaíochta dative earcaíocht forms with the definite article singular nominative an earcaíocht genitive na hearcaíochta dative leis an earcaíocht don earcaíocht

Mutation

Mutated forms of earcaíocht

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
earcaíocht	n-earcaíocht	hearcaíocht	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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