gealtacht

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈɟal̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠ]
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): [ˈɟæl̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈɟal̪ˠt̪ˠaxt̪ˠ]

Noun

gealtacht f (genitive singular gealtachta, nominative plural gealtachtaí)

1. lunacy, insanity
2. wildness, panic

Declension

Declension of gealtacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative gealtacht vocative a ghealtacht genitive gealtachta dative gealtacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ghealtacht genitive na gealtachta dative leis an ngealtacht don ghealtacht

Derived terms

• ar gealtacht agus ar ginideacht
• bheith ar gealtacht
• dul ar gealtacht

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of gealtacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gealtacht	ghealtacht	ngealtacht

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) “gealtacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gealtacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gealtacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024