neasacht

Irish

Etymology

From neasa (“nearer, nearest”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

neasacht f (genitive singular neasachta, nominative plural neasachtaí)

1. (literary) nearness, proximity
2. immediacy, immediateness

Declension

Declension of neasacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative neasacht neasachtaí Vocative a neasacht a neasachtaí Genitive neasachta neasachtaí Dative neasacht neasachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an neasacht na neasachtaí Genitive na neasachta na neasachtaí Dative leis an neasacht don neasacht leis na neasachtaí

Related terms

• neasach

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neasacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “immediacy”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “proximity”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024