tlacht

See also: tlachd and tlácht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tlacht.

Noun

tlacht m (genitive singular tlachta)

  1. (literary) surface, skin; garb, clothing; covering, protection
  2. alternative form of slacht

Declension

Declension of tlacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative tlacht
vocative a thlacht
genitive tlachta
dative tlacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an tlacht
genitive an tlachta
dative leis an tlacht
don tlacht

Alternative declension:

Declension of tlacht (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative tlacht
vocative a thlaicht
genitive tlaicht
dative tlacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an tlacht
genitive an tlaicht
dative leis an tlacht
don tlacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of tlacht
radical lenition eclipsis
tlacht thlacht dtlacht

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

References

Old Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tlaxt/

Noun

tlacht m

  1. covering, protection; ornament, finish, beauty; hence skin, hide
  2. garment, clothing

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative tlacht tlachtL tlachtae
vocative tlacht tlachtL tlachtu
accusative tlachtN tlachtL tlachtu
genitive tlachtoH, tlachtaH tlachto, tlachta tlachtaeN
dative tlachtL tlachtaib tlachtaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • tlachtmar (“in good condition”, adjective)

Descendants

  • Irish: slacht, tlacht
  • Scottish Gaelic: tlachd

Mutation

Mutation of tlacht
radical lenition nasalization
tlacht thlacht tlacht
pronounced with /d-/

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

References

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