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Where does “-gineacht” come from?

-gineacht (Irish) comes from Irish -gin, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

-gineacht (Irish): -geny, -genicity, -geneity

Definitions

  1. -geny, -genicity, -geneity

Ancestry of “-gineacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-gin-gen
2Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
3Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-gineacht”

  • homaigineacht
  • teiritigineacht
  • ontaigineacht
  • só-ghineacht
  • astaigineacht
  • fíligineacht
  • carcanaigineacht
  • eipirigineacht
  • earóigineacht
  • pataigineacht
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