filíocht

Irish

Alternative forms

• filidheacht (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish filidecht (“poetry, divination”), from Old Irish filedacht. By surface analysis, file +‎ -íocht

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /fʲəˈlʲiː(ə)xt̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɪlʲiəxt̪ˠ/

Noun

filíocht f (genitive singular filíochta)

1. poetry

Declension

Declension of filíocht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative filíocht vocative a fhilíocht genitive filíochta dative filíocht forms with the definite article singular nominative an fhilíocht genitive na filíochta dative leis an bhfilíocht don fhilíocht

Synonyms

• dánta

Derived terms

• nuafhilíocht f (“modern poetry”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of filíocht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
filíocht	fhilíocht	bhfilíocht

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “filíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN