gealtlann

Irish

Etymology

From gealt +‎ -lann.

Noun

gealtlann f (genitive singular gealtlainne, nominative plural gealtlanna)

1. mental hospital, insane asylum

   Synonym: teach gealt

Declension

Declension of gealtlann (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative gealtlann gealtlanna vocative a ghealtlann a ghealtlanna genitive gealtlainne gealtlann dative gealtlann gealtlainn (archaic, dialectal) gealtlanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ghealtlann na gealtlanna genitive na gealtlainne na ngealtlann dative leis an ngealtlann leis an ngealtlainn (archaic, dialectal) don ghealtlann don ghealtlainn (archaic, dialectal) leis na gealtlanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of gealtlann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gealtlann	ghealtlann	ngealtlann

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) “gealtlann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gealtlann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gealtlann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025