cantaireacht
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cantairecht (“chant, act of chanting”), equivalent to cantaire (“chanter, chorister”) + -acht.
Noun
cantaireacht f (genitive singular cantaireachta)
- (act of) chanting, singing
- (act of) murmuring, complaining
Declension
Declension of cantaireacht
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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Derived terms
- cantaireacht eaglasta f (“plain-chant, plainsong”)
- cantaireacht Ghréagórach f (“Gregorian chant”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cantaireacht | chantaireacht | gcantaireacht |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "cantaireacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “cantaireacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cantaireacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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