íogaireacht

Irish

Etymology

From íogair (“sensitive, delicate; ticklish, touchy”, adjective) +‎ -acht (abstract suffix).

Noun

íogaireacht f (genitive singular íogaireachta)

1. delicacy, sensitivity
2. touchiness

Declension

Declension of íogaireacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative íogaireacht Vocative a íogaireacht Genitive íogaireachta Dative íogaireacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an íogaireacht Genitive na híogaireachta Dative leis an íogaireacht don íogaireacht

Synonyms

• íogaire f

Derived terms

• hipiríogaireacht f (“hypersensitivity”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
íogaireacht	n-íogaireacht	híogaireacht	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “íogaireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN