-íocht

See also: iocht

Irish

Alternative forms

• -aíocht (after a broad consonant)
• -idheacht (obsolete)

Etymology

From -í + -acht.

Suffix

-íocht f

1. suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives

Usage notes

Rarely added to monomorphemic adjectives, more commonly to adjectives ending in -ánta.^[1]

Declension

Declension of -íocht (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative -íocht -íochtaí vocative a -íocht a -íochtaí genitive -íochta -íochtaí dative -íocht -íochtaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an -íocht na -íochtaí genitive na -íochta na -íochtaí dative leis an -íocht don -íocht leis na -íochtaí

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -íocht

References

1. Doyle, Aidan (1992) Noun Derivation in Modern Irish: Selected Categories, Rules and Suffixes, Lublin: Redakcja Wydawnictw Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego, →ISBN, § 2.1.7, pages 40–43