Galltacht

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish *galldacht.

Noun

Galltacht f (genitive singular Galltachta, nominative plural Galltachtaí)

  1. English-speaking district in Ireland
  2. (historical) English settlers in Ireland, Englishry
  3. English-occupied district, the Pale

Declension

Declension of Galltacht (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative Galltacht Galltachtaí
vocative a Ghalltacht a Ghalltachtaí
genitive Galltachta Galltachtaí
dative Galltacht Galltachtaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an Ghalltacht na Galltachtaí
genitive na Galltachta na nGalltachtaí
dative leis an nGalltacht
don Ghalltacht 		leis na Galltachtaí

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “English-speaking district”): Gaeltacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of Galltacht
radical lenition eclipsis
Galltacht Ghalltacht nGalltacht

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

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