cuideachta

== Irish == === Alternative forms === cuideachtanas, cuileachta === Etymology === From Old Irish cuitechta (“company, accompaniment”), from con- + techt. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): (Kerry) /kɪˈdʲaxt̪ˠə/, /ˈclʲaxt̪ˠə/ (as if spelled cleachta); (Waterford) /ˈkilʲəxt̪ˠə/ (corresponding to the form cuileachta) (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkidʲəxt̪ˠə/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkʊdʲa(x)t̪ˠə/, /ˈkʌdʲa(x)t̪ˠə/, /ˈkɨdʲaxt̪ˠə/ === Noun === cuideachta f (genitive singular cuideachta or cuideachtan, nominative plural cuideachtaí or cuideachtana) company (group of individuals with a common purpose; social visitors) companionship, company (commerce, law) company (corporation or other business) amusement ==== Declension ==== Alternative declension: ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cuideachta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “cuideachta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “cuideachta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026