gabhálacht

Irish

Etymology

From gabháil (“catch, seizure, capture”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

gabhálacht f (genitive singular gabhálachta)

  1. receptiveness, receptivity; contagiousness
  2. graspingness, avarice

Declension
Declension of gabhálacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative gabhálacht
Vocative a ghabhálacht
Genitive gabhálachta
Dative gabhálacht

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an ghabhálacht
Genitive na gabhálachta
Dative leis an ngabhálacht

don ghabhálacht

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • gabhálach (“taking, catching; receptive; contagious; gripping, grasping, occupying; possessive, avaricious”, adj)

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

References
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