liacht

Irish

Etymology

From lia +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /l̠ʲiəxt̪ˠ/

Noun

liacht f (genitive singular liachta)

medicine (practice, profession)

Declension

Declension of liacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case	Singular
Nominative	liacht
Vocative	a liacht
Genitive	liachta
Dative	liacht

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an liacht
Genitive	na liachta
Dative	leis an liacht don liacht

Synonyms

Derived terms

leanbhliacht (“pediatrics”)
luibhliacht (“herbalism”)

Further reading

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

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