coireacht

Irish

Etymology

From coir (“crime, offence; fault, transgression”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

coireacht f (genitive singular coireachta)

  1. wickedness, guiltiness

Declension
Declension of coireacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative coireacht
Vocative a choireacht
Genitive coireachta
Dative coireacht

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an choireacht
Genitive na coireachta
Dative leis an gcoireacht

don choireacht

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • coireach m (“offender, transgressor”)
  • coireach (“wicked, sinful; guilty”, adjective)

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

References
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