speisialta

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English *special, especial, especiall (from Old French especial, from Latin speciālis), + -ta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʲɛʃiəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/
• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠpʲeːˈʃɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/ (as if spelled spéiseálta)

Adjective

speisialta

1. special (distinguished by a unique or unusual quality)

Declension

Declension of speisialta

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	speisialta	speisialta	speisialta
vocative	speisialta		speisialta
genitive		speisialta	speisialta	speisialta
dative	speisialta	speisialta	speisialta
Comparative	níos speisialta
Superlative	is speisialta

Derived terms

• seirbhís speisialta f (“special service”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of speisialta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
speisialta	not applicable	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “speisialta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “speisialta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “speisialta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025