donacht

Irish

Etymology

From dona +‎ -acht.

Noun

donacht f (genitive singular donachta)

1. badness

   Synonyms: ainnise, olcas

2. wretchedness, misfortune
3. illness

Declension

Declension of donacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative donacht vocative a dhonacht genitive donachta dative donacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an donacht genitive na donachta dative leis an donacht don donacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of donacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
donacht	dhonacht	ndonacht

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “donacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “donacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “donacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024