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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish alt (“height, cliff”), from Proto-Celtic *altos (compare Welsh allt).
Noun
ailt f (genitive singular ailte, nominative plural ailteanna)
- (geography) steep-sided glen; ravine
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
ailt m
- inflection of alt (“joint, juncture; alto”):
- vocative/genitive singular
- nominative/dative plural
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| ailt
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n-ailt
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hailt
|
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) “ailt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ailt”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ailt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 83
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Noun
ailt f
- viola (string instrument of the violin family)
- Synonym: ailt-fhidheall
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
|
| ailt |
n-ailt |
h-ailt |
t-ailt
|
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|