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Irish
Etymology
From gabhálta + -as.
Pronunciation
Noun
gabháltas m (genitive singular gabháltais, nominative plural gabháltais)
- conquest (territory gained by force), possession (territory under the rule of another country)
- holding (tenure; farm or other estate held), landholding, lot (distinct portion or plot of land)
Declension
Mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| gabháltas
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ghabháltas
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ngabháltas
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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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References
Further reading
- “gabháltas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gabáltas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gaḃáltas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 343
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gabháltas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN