spaisteoireacht

Irish

Alternative forms

  • spaisdeóireachd, spaisdeoireacht, spaisdeoireacht, spaisdeóireacht, spaisdeorachd, spaisdeórachd, spaisdeoracht, spaisdeóracht, spaisteoireachd, spaisteóireachd, spaisteóireacht, spaisteóracht (superseded)
  • spaisteoracht

Etymology

spaisteoir + -acht, ultimately from Latin spatior.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠpˠæʃˈtʲoːɾʲəxt̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠæʃtʲoːɾʲəxt̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠæʃtʲaɾˠaxt̪ˠ/[1] (corresponding to the form spaisteoracht)

Noun

spaisteoireacht f (genitive singular spaisteoireachta)

  1. strolling, ambling, rambling

Declension

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8

Further reading

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