peataireacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• peataíocht

Etymology

From peata (“pet”) +‎ -aire (agent noun suffix) +‎ -acht (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

peataireacht f (genitive singular peataireachta)

1. (act of) petting
2. pettish, childish, behaviour

Declension

Declension of peataireacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative peataireacht Vocative a pheataireacht Genitive peataireachta Dative peataireacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an pheataireacht Genitive na peataireachta Dative leis an bpeataireacht don pheataireacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
peataireacht	pheataireacht	bpeataireacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “peataireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “peataireacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “peataireacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024