luainíocht

Irish

Etymology

From luainigh (“move quickly, nimbly; vary, change; precess”, verb) +‎ -acht.

Noun

luainíocht f (genitive singular luainíochta)

(astronomy) precession

Declension

Declension of luainíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case	Singular
Nominative	luainíocht
Vocative	a luainíocht
Genitive	luainíochta
Dative	luainíocht

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an luainíocht
Genitive	na luainíochta
Dative	leis an luainíocht don luainíocht

Further reading

"luainíocht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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