| -acht Jun 22nd 2013, 23:31 | | | | Line 6: | Line 6: | | | | | | | | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== | | − | From {{etyl|sga|ga}} {{term|-acht|lang=sga}} (compare {{gd}} {{l/gd|-achd}}). | + | From {{etyl|sga|ga}} {{term|-acht|lang=sga}} (compare {{etyl|gd|-}} {{term|-achd|lang=gd}}). | | | | | | | | ===Suffix=== | | ===Suffix=== |
Latest revision as of 23:31, 22 June 2013 Alternative forms[edit] Etymology[edit] From Old Irish -acht (compare Scottish Gaelic -achd). -acht f - Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or nouns roughly corresponding to English -ness, -hood, -ity, or -ure.
Usage notes[edit] - 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 -aí.
Declension[edit] Abstract nouns: Concrete nouns: Derived terms[edit]
Old Irish[edit] Alternative forms[edit] -acht f - Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or nouns roughly corresponding to English -ness, -hood, -ity, or -ure.
Usage notes[edit] - This affix forms a-stem nouns.
Derived terms[edit] Descendants[edit] | |