ealaíonta
Irish
Alternative forms
- ealaíonach
- ealadhanta (obsolete)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈalˠin̪ˠt̪ˠə/, /ˈal̪ˠin̪ˠt̪ˠə/
Adjective
ealaíonta
Derived terms
- ealaíontóir m (“artist”)
- ealaíontacht f (“artistry, skilfulness; artfulness, trickery”)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ealaíonta | n-ealaíonta | healaíonta | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ealaíonta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “eladanta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 87
