-acht

acht Acht ächt åcht Irish Alternative forms ga -eacht slender variant ga -ocht following í Etymology ga :inh sga:-acht From ga sga -acht (compare gd -achd). Suffix n f Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or nouns roughly corresponding to English -ness, -hood, -ity, or -ure. Usage notes This affix forms feminine nouns of the third declension. Abstract nouns do not have plural forms; however, concepts that refer to concrete items do have plurals in ga -aí. Declension Abstract nouns: - acht achta Concrete nouns: - acht achta achtaí Derived terms ga Old Irish Etymology sga :inh cel-pro:*-axtā 1 From sga cel-pro *-axtā, suffixal use of sga cel-pro *axtā. Suffix 1 f -ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns. Usage notes After a palatalised consonant, the suffix becomes sga -echt. Inflection -acht -achtae Derived terms sga Descendants ga -acht gv -aght gd -achd