dailtín

Irish

Etymology

From dalta (“foster child”) +‎ -ín

Pronunciation

Noun

dailtín m (genitive singular dailtín, nominative plural dailtíní)

  1. brat (selfish, spoiled or unruly child)
  2. cad (mean, vulgar fellow)

Declension

Declension of dailtín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative dailtín dailtíní
vocative a dhailtín a dhailtíní
genitive dailtín dailtíní
dative dailtín dailtíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an dailtín na dailtíní
genitive an dailtín na ndailtíní
dative leis an dailtín
don dailtín 		leis na dailtíní

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dailtín
radical lenition eclipsis
dailtín dhailtín ndailtín

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 270, page 135
  2. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 66

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