gabhálacht

Irish

Etymology

From gabháil (catch, seizure, capture) + -acht.

Noun

gabhálacht f (genitive singular gabhálachta)

  1. receptiveness, receptivity; contagiousness
  2. graspingness, avarice

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • gabhálach (taking, catching; receptive; contagious; gripping, grasping, occupying; possessive, avaricious, adj)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gabhálacht ghabhálacht ngabhálacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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