spaisteoireacht

Irish

Alternative forms

  • spaisdeóireachd, spaisdeoireacht, spaisdeoireacht, spaisdeóireacht, spaisdeorachd, spaisdeórachd, spaisdeoracht, spaisdeóracht, spaisteoireachd, spaisteóireachd, spaisteóireacht, spaisteóracht (superseded)
  • spaisteoracht[1]

Etymology

spaisteoir +‎ -acht, ultimately from Latin spatior.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠpˠaʃˈtʲoːɾʲəxt̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠaʃtʲoːɾʲəxt̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠæʃtʲaɾˠa(x)t̪ˠ/[2] (corresponding to the form spaisteoracht)

Noun

spaisteoireacht f (genitive singular spaisteoireachta)

  1. strolling, ambling, rambling

Declension

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

References

  1. ^ “spaisteoireacht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 11, page 8

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