asarlaíocht

== Irish == === Alternative forms === easarlaíocht asarlaidheacht (superseded) asarlaigheacht, asarluigheacht, easarlaidheacht, easarlaigheacht, easarluigheacht (obsolete) === Etymology === From asarlaí (“sorcerer; conjurer, trickster”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix). Originally a colloquial form of astralaíocht (“astrology”). === Pronunciation === (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈasˠəl̪ˠɾˠia(x)t̪ˠ/ (by metathesis, as if spelled asalraíocht) === Noun === asarlaíocht f (genitive singular asarlaíochta) dark magic, enchantment, magic, necromancy, occultism, sorcery, voodoo, witchcraft, wizardry the occult (preceded by the definite article) conjuring tricks alternative form of astralaíocht (“astrology”) ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “asarlaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “astrolaigecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “asarlaíocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “asarlaíocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026