lorgaireacht
Irish
Etymology
From lorgaire (“tracker, pursuer; detective; seeker, searcher; follower, adherent.”) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun
lorgaireacht f (genitive singular lorgaireachta)
- (act of) tracking, tracing, pursuing; seeking, searching, detection
- (act of) following, adhering (ar, "to")
Declension
Declension of lorgaireacht
Third declension
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Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (detection): brathadóireacht
References
- "lorgaireacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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