Gaeltacht
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Official Gaeltacht regions in Ireland
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Irish Gaeltacht.
Pronunciation
Noun
Gaeltacht (plural Gaeltachtaí or Gaeltachts)
- (Ireland) An officially recognised area where the Irish language is the predominant language in daily use.
Usage notes
- Both the native Irish plural Gaeltachtaí and the anglicised plural Gaeltachts are found in English usage.
German
Etymology
Borrowed via English from Irish Gaeltacht.
Pronunciation
Noun
Gaeltacht f (genitive Gaeltacht, plural Gaeltachten or Gaeltachtaí)
- Gaeltacht
Declension
Declension of Gaeltacht
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Gaeltacht | die | Gaeltachten, Gaeltachtaí |
| genitive | einer | der | Gaeltacht | der | Gaeltachten, Gaeltachtaí |
| dative | einer | der | Gaeltacht | den | Gaeltachten, Gaeltachtaí |
| accusative | eine | die | Gaeltacht | die | Gaeltachten, Gaeltachtaí |
Irish
Alternative forms
- Gaedhealtacht (Ulster, otherwise obsolete)
- Gaedhealtachd (East Ulster, otherwise obsolete)
Etymology
From Gael + -tacht (compare Old Irish goídelta). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Gàidhealtachd.
Pronunciation
Noun
Gaeltacht f (genitive singular Gaeltachta, nominative plural Gaeltachtaí)
Declension
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Derived terms
- Breac-Ghaeltacht (“mixed Irish- and English-speaking districts”)
- Gaeltacht Chiarraí (“the Kerry Gaeltacht”)
- Gaeltacht Chorcaí (“the Cork Gaeltacht”)
- Gaeltacht Dhún na nGall, Gaeltacht Thír Chonaill (“the Donegal Gaeltacht”)
- Gaeltacht Mhaigh Eo (“the Mayo Gaeltacht”)
- Gaeltacht na Gaillimhe (“the Galway Gaeltacht”)
- Gaeltacht na Mí (“the Meath Gaeltacht”)
- Gaeltacht Phort Láirge, Gaeltacht na nDéise (“the Waterford Gaeltacht”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Gaeltacht | Ghaeltacht | nGaeltacht |
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) “Gaeltacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Gaeltacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Gaeltacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024