diabhlaíocht

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish díablaidecht. By surface analysis, diabhlaí (from diabhal (devil)) +‎ -acht.

Noun

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diabhlaíocht f (genitive singular diabhlaíochta)

  1. devilry, devilment, mischief, mischievousness
  2. wizardry, witchcraft
    Synonyms: draíocht, draíodóireacht, asarlaíocht

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
diabhlaíocht dhiabhlaíocht ndiabhlaíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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