cairéalacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• coiléaracht

Etymology

From cairéal (“quarry”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

cairéalacht f (genitive singular cairéalachta)

1. (act of) quarrying

Declension

Declension of cairéalacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cairéalacht c{{{4}}} Vocative a chairéalacht a ch{{{4}}} Genitive cairéalachta c{{{4}}} Dative cairéalacht c{{{4}}}

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an chairéalacht na c{{{4}}} Genitive na cairéalachta na gc{{{4}}} Dative leis an gcairéalacht don chairéalacht leis na c{{{4}}}

Related terms

• cairéalaí m (“quarryman”)
• cairéalaigh (“quarry”, verb)
• cloch chairéil f (“quarry-stone”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cairéalacht	chairéalacht	gcairéalacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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