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Irish
Etymology
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Perhaps from Old French abile and the adjectival suffix -ta.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ábalta
- able, capable
- able-bodied
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| ábalta
|
n-ábalta
|
hábalta
|
not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ábalta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ábalta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ábalta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024