aclaíocht

Irish

Alternative forms

• aicillíocht

Etymology

From aclaí (“supple, limber, agile; smooth, flexible; adroit”) +‎ -acht (nominal abstract suffix).

Noun

aclaíocht f (genitive singular aclaíochta)

1. suppleness, agility
2. (as verbal noun) exercise
3. adroitness

Declension

Declension of aclaíocht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative aclaíocht vocative a aclaíocht genitive aclaíochta dative aclaíocht forms with the definite article singular nominative an aclaíocht genitive na haclaíochta dative leis an aclaíocht don aclaíocht

Mutation

Mutated forms of aclaíocht

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aclaíocht	n-aclaíocht	haclaíocht	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aclaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aclaíocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aclaíocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025