neacht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish necht, from Proto-Celtic *nextī, from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“niece”).

Noun

neacht f (genitive singular neachta, nominative plural neachtanna)

niece

Declension

Declension of neacht

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	neacht	neachtanna
Vocative	a neacht	a neachtanna
Genitive	neachta	neachtanna
Dative	neacht	neachtanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an neacht	na neachtanna
Genitive	na neachta	na neachtanna
Dative	leis an neacht don neacht	leis na neachtanna

Coordinate terms

(gender): nia
(age): aint, aintín
(gender, age): uncail

Further reading

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

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