vótaíocht

Irish

Etymology

From vótaí (“votes”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

vótaíocht f (genitive singular vótaíochta)

(act of) polling; poll

Declension

Declension of vótaíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case	Singular
Nominative	vótaíocht
Vocative	a vótaíocht
Genitive	vótaíochta
Dative	vótaíocht

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an vótaíocht
Genitive	na vótaíochta
Dative	leis an vótaíocht don vótaíocht

Synonyms

vóitéireacht

Derived terms

vótaíocht theaicticiúil (“tactical voting”)

Related terms

vóta (“vote”, noun)
vótáil (“poll, polling, voting; suffrage; division”)
vótáil (“vote”, verb)
vótálaí (“voter”)

Further reading

"vótaíocht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“poll” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
“polling” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.