daltachas

Irish

Alternative forms

• daltacht

Etymology

From daltach +‎ -as.

Noun

daltachas m (genitive singular daltachais)

1. fosterage

   Synonyms: altram, altramas

2. pupilage

Declension

Declension of daltachas (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative daltachas vocative a dhaltachais genitive daltachais dative daltachas forms with the definite article case singular nominative an daltachas genitive an daltachais dative leis an daltachas don daltachas

Mutation

Mutated forms of daltachas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
daltachas	dhaltachas	ndaltachas

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daltachas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “daltachas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From daltach +‎ -as.

Noun

daltachas m

1. fosterage, foster care

Related terms

• dalta
• daltachd

Mutation

Mutation of daltachas

radical	lenition
daltachas	dhaltachas

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