spealadóireacht

Irish

Alternative forms

  • spealadóracht[1]

Etymology

From spealadóir (“scytheman”) +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠpʲal̪ˠəˈd̪ˠoːɾʲəxt̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpʲalˠəd̪ˠoːɾʲəxt̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpʲalˠəd̪ˠaɾˠa(x)t̪ˠ/[2] (corresponding to the form spealadóracht)

Noun

spealadóireacht f (genitive singular spealadóireachta)

  1. (act of) mowing

Declension

Declension of spealadóireacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative spealadóireacht
vocative a spealadóireacht
genitive spealadóireachta
dative spealadóireacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an spealadóireacht
genitive na spealadóireachta
dative leis an spealadóireacht
don spealadóireacht

References

  1. ^ “spealadóireacht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 477, page 152

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