geallta

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

geallta m pl

  1. plural of geall (“pledge”)

Etymology 2

From geall +‎ -ta.

Adjective

geallta

  1. betrothed, engaged
    Synonyms: dálta, luaite

Noun

geallta m

  1. genitive singular of gealladh (“promise, pre-indication”)

Participle

geallta

  1. past participle of geall (“promise”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of geallta
radical lenition eclipsis
geallta gheallta ngeallta

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, § 77, page 42
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 132

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