Irish
Etymology
From gealt + -lann.
Noun
gealtlann f (genitive singular gealtlainne, nominative plural gealtlanna)
- mental hospital, insane asylum
- Synonym: teach gealt
Declension
Declension of gealtlann (second declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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gealtlann
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gealtlanna
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| vocative
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a ghealtlann
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a ghealtlanna
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| genitive
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gealtlainne
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gealtlann
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| dative
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gealtlann gealtlainn (archaic, dialectal)
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gealtlanna
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| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an ghealtlann
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na gealtlanna
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| genitive
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na gealtlainne
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na ngealtlann
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| dative
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leis an ngealtlann leis an ngealtlainn (archaic, dialectal) don ghealtlann don ghealtlainn (archaic, dialectal)
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leis na gealtlanna
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Mutation
Mutated forms of gealtlann
| radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| gealtlann
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ghealtlann
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ngealtlann
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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) “gealtlann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gealtlann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “gealtlann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025