suntasacht
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From suntas (“notice, attention; significance, signification”) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun
[edit]suntasacht f (genitive singular suntasachta)
- prominence, distinctiveness
- Synonym: ardréim
- significance, salience
Declension
[edit]Declension of suntasacht
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms
[edit]- suntasach (“noticeable, distinctive; significant; appreciable, sizeable; salient, significant”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
suntasacht | shuntasacht after an, tsuntasacht |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “suntasacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “suntasacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “suntasacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024