fabhtacht

Irish

Etymology

From fabht (“fault, flaw; hidden defect; unsoundness at core”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

fabhtacht f (genitive singular fabhtachta)

  1. hollowness, unsoundness; deceptiveness
    Synonym: fabhtaíl

Declension
Declension of fabhtacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative fabhtacht
Vocative a fhabhtacht
Genitive fabhtachta
Dative fabhtacht

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an fhabhtacht
Genitive na fabhtachta
Dative leis an bhfabhtacht

don fhabhtacht

  • fabhtach (“faulty, flawed; hollow at core, unsound; deceptive, treacherous”)

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

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