neasacht

Irish

Etymology

From neasa (“nearer, nearest”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

neasacht f (genitive singular neasachta, nominative plural neasachtaí)

(literary) nearness, proximity
immediacy, immediateness

Declension

Declension of neasacht

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	neasacht	neasachtaí
Vocative	a neasacht	a neasachtaí
Genitive	neasachta	neasachtaí
Dative	neasacht	neasachtaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an neasacht	na neasachtaí
Genitive	na neasachta	na neasachtaí
Dative	leis an neasacht don neasacht	leis na neasachtaí

Related terms

neasach

Further reading

"neasacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“immediacy” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
“proximity” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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