béasaíocht

Irish

Etymology

From béasach (“well-behaved; mannerly, polite”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

béasaíocht f (genitive singular béasaíochta)

  1. mannerliness, politeness
  2. etiquette

Declension
Declension of béasaíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative béasaíocht
Vocative a bhéasaíocht
Genitive béasaíochta
Dative béasaíocht

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an bhéasaíocht
Genitive na béasaíochta
Dative leis an mbéasaíocht

don bhéasaíocht

Synonyms
  • béasacht
  • béasmhaireacht
  • béasúlacht

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
béasaíocht bhéasaíocht mbéasaíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “béasaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “ceremony”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • “etiquette”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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