caimiléireacht
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From caimiléir (“dishonest person, crook”) + -acht.
Noun[edit]
caimiléireacht f (genitive singular caimiléireachta)
- crookedness, dishonesty
- Synonyms: éillitheacht, mí-ionracas, mímhacántacht
Declension[edit]
Declension of caimiléireacht
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- déan caimiléireacht ar (“cheat”, verb)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caimiléireacht | chaimiléireacht | gcaimiléireacht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caimiléireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caimiléireacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “caimiléireacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024