Béarlóireacht

Irish
FWOTD – 19 April 2017

Etymology

From Béarlóir (“English speaker”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲeːɾˠˈl̪ˠoːɾʲəxt̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲeːɾˠl̪ˠoːɾʲəxt̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲeːɾˠl̪ˠɔɾʲa(h)t̪ˠ/

Noun

Béarlóireacht f (genitive singular Béarlóireachta)

  1. (act of) speaking English

Declension
Declension of Béarlóireacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative Béarlóireacht
Vocative a Bhéarlóireacht
Genitive Béarlóireachta
Dative Béarlóireacht

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an Bhéarlóireacht
Genitive na Béarlóireachta
Dative leis an mBéarlóireacht

don Bhéarlóireacht

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Béarlóireacht Bhéarlóireacht mBéarlóireacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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