acmhainneacht

Irish

Etymology

From acmhainn (“capacity, endurance; means, resources”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

acmhainneacht f (genitive singular acmhainneachta)

  1. potential
    Synonyms: cumas, poitéinseal
  2. ability
    Synonyms: ábaltacht, cumas
  3. (linguistics) adequacy

Declension
Declension of acmhainneacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative acmhainneacht
Vocative a acmhainneacht
Genitive acmhainneachta
Dative acmhainneacht

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an acmhainneacht
Genitive na hacmhainneachta
Dative leis an acmhainneacht

don acmhainneacht

  • acmhainneach (“strong, able to endure; substantial, well-to-do”, adjective)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
acmhainneacht n-acmhainneacht hacmhainneacht not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Entries containing “acmhainneacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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