gaisciúlacht
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gaiscemlacht (“prowess, valour”), from gaiscemail (“warlike, valiant”); synchronically, gaisciúil (“warlike, valiant; boastful, vaunting, vainglorious”) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun
gaisciúlacht f (genitive singular gaisciúlachta)
- valor, heroism
- Synonym: gaiscíocht
- boastfulness, vainglory, bravado, pretentiousness, swank
Declension
Declension of gaisciúlacht
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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Related terms
- gaisce m (“arms, weapons; martial equipment; feat (of arms); prowess (in arms); boasting, bravado; showing off, swank”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gaisciúlacht | ghaisciúlacht | ngaisciúlacht |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "gaisciúlacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “gaiscemlacht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “gaisciúlacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gaisciúlacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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