ealta

Irish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish elta.

Noun

ealta f (genitive singular ealta, nominative plural ealtaí)

  1. (of birds, animals) flock
  2. (of people) multitude

Declension

Declension of ealta (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ealta ealtaí
vocative a ealta a ealtaí
genitive ealta ealtaí
dative ealta ealtaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ealta na healtaí
genitive na healta na n-ealtaí
dative leis an ealta
don ealta 		leis na healtaí

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ealtach (“abounding in flocks”, adjective)
  • ealtúil (“flocking, gregarious”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ealta
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ealta n-ealta healta 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

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

ealta

  1. genitive singular of ealt

Usage notes

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