luaineacht
Irish
Etymology
From luain (“movement; vigorous exertion, hard work”) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun
luaineacht f (genitive singular luaineachta)
- mobility, nimbleness; restlessness; changeableness, vacillation, inconstancy, fluctuation
- (chemistry) volatility
Declension
Declension of luaineacht
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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Related terms
- luaineach (“fast-moving, nimble; restless, unsteady; changeable, vacillating, inconstant; volatile”, adjective)
- luaineadóir m (“restless person; wanderer”)
- luainigh (“move quickly, nimbly; move unsteadily, vary, change; hunt; precess”, verb)
- luainíocht f (“precession”)
References
- "luaineacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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