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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish daltae.
Pronunciation
Noun
dalta m (genitive singular dalta, nominative plural daltaí)
- foster child
- pupil; disciple
- student; ex-student, alumnus
- cadet
- mentee
- pet, fondling
Declension
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Mutation
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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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) “dalta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “daltae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Romanian
Pronunciation
Noun
dalta f
- definite nominative/accusative singular of daltă
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish daltae.
Noun
dalta m (genitive singular dalta, plural daltan or daltachan or daltaichean)
- stepchild
- foster child, fosterling
- godchild
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Swedish
Etymology
Unknown. First attested in 1916.
Verb
dalta (present daltar, preterite daltade, supine daltat, imperative dalta)
- coddle excessively; pamper
Conjugation
Conjugation of dalta (weak)
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