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

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative earcaíocht Vocative a earcaíocht Genitive earcaíochta Dative earcaíocht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an earcaíocht Genitive na hearcaíochta Dative leis an earcaíocht don earcaíocht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
earcaíocht	n-earcaíocht	hearcaíocht	t-earcaíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "earcaíocht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.