oidhreacht
Irish
Alternative forms
- oighreacht
- oidhríocht, oighríocht
- oidhridheacht, oighridheacht (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle Irish eigrecht (compare Scottish Gaelic oighreachd, Manx eiraght), from eigre (“heir, inheritor, successor, descendant”). Synchronically analyzable as oidhre + -acht.
Noun
oidhreacht f (genitive singular oidhreachta, nominative plural oidhreachtaí)
- heritage
- heredity
- Synonym: dúchas
- inheritance
Declension
Declension of oidhreacht
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- oidhreachtúil (“hereditary”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
oidhreacht | n-oidhreacht | hoidhreacht | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 5.
Further reading
- “eigrecht, oigrecht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “oiġreaċt” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 527.
- "oidhreacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “oidhreacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “oidhreacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “oidhreacht” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
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