dánacht

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish dánacht (“boldness”).[1] By surface analysis, dána +‎ -acht.

Noun

dánacht f (genitive singular dánachta)

  1. boldness, daring
  2. audacity, effrontery

Declension

Declension of dánacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative dánacht
vocative a dhánacht
genitive dánachta
dative dánacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an dánacht
genitive na dánachta
dative leis an dánacht
don dánacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of dánacht
radical lenition eclipsis
dánacht dhánacht ndánacht

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dánacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “dánaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 307; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dánacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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