abhlóireacht
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish oblóirecht f (“jugglery”), from oblóir, ablóir, oblaire m (“juggler, rhymester; the tenth or lowest class of poet”); synchronically, abhlóir (“buffoon, fool; boor; confused, bewildered, person”) + -acht.
Noun
abhlóireacht f (genitive singular abhlóireachta)
- (act of) clowning, playing the fool; buffoonery
Declension
Declension of abhlóireacht
Third declension
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Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| abhlóireacht | n-abhlóireacht | habhlóireacht | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "abhlóireacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “oblóirecht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “abhlóireacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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