mallacht

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish mallacht, from Old Irish maldacht, from Latin maledictiō (“curse, condemnation, slander”). Compare beannacht (“blessing, greeting”), from Old Irish bennacht, from Latin benedictiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

mallacht f (genitive singular mallachta, nominative plural mallachtaí)

  1. curse, malediction
    Synonym: eascaine
    Antonym: beannacht

Declension

Declension of mallacht (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative mallacht mallachtaí
vocative a mhallacht a mhallachtaí
genitive mallachta mallachtaí
dative mallacht mallachtaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an mhallacht na mallachtaí
genitive na mallachta na mallachtaí
dative leis an mallacht
don mhallacht 		leis na mallachtaí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of mallacht
radical lenition eclipsis
mallacht mhallacht not applicable

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

Further reading

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish maldacht, borrowed from Latin maledictiō (“curse, condemnation, slander”).

Noun

mallacht f or m

  1. curse, malediction

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: mallacht
  • Manx: mollaght
  • Scottish Gaelic: mallachd

Mutation

Mutation of mallacht
radical lenition nasalization
mallacht mallacht
pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/		 unchanged

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

Further reading

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