nuacht

Irish

Alternative forms

nuadhacht (obsolete)
nuaidheacht, nuaidheachd (Ulster)
nuaíocht (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology

From nua, nuadh +‎ -acht

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nˠuˑəxt̪ˠ/

Noun

nuacht f (genitive singular nuachta)

news (information, current events; news broadcast)
(archaic) freshness, novelty

Declension

Declension of nuacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case	Singular
Nominative	nuacht
Vocative	a nuacht
Genitive	nuachta
Dative	nuacht

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an nuacht
Genitive	na nuachta
Dative	leis an nuacht don nuacht

Derived terms

nuachtán (“newspaper”)
bréagnuacht (“fake news”)

References

"nuacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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