luaineacht

Irish

Etymology

From luain (“movement; vigorous exertion, hard work”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

luaineacht f (genitive singular luaineachta)

  1. mobility, nimbleness; restlessness; changeableness, vacillation, inconstancy, fluctuation
  2. (chemistry) volatility

Declension
Declension of luaineacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative luaineacht
Vocative a luaineacht
Genitive luaineachta
Dative luaineacht

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an luaineacht
Genitive na luaineachta
Dative leis an luaineacht

don luaineacht

  • 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
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