díoltas

Irish

Alternative forms

díghaltas, díoghaltas, díoghaltus (obsolete).

Etymology

From dioghail(t) +‎ -as. Compare Scottish Gaelic dìoghaltas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʲiəl̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

díoltas m (genitive singular díoltais)

vengeance, revenge
Synonym: agairt

imir díoltas ar ― to take vengeance on, avenge oneself on

rún díoltais ― vow or design of vengeance
retribution
Synonym: agairt
reprisal, retaliation

Declension

Declension of díoltas

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	díoltas	díoltais
Vocative	a dhíoltais	a dhíoltasa
Genitive	díoltais	díoltas
Dative	díoltas	díoltais

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an díoltas	na díoltais
Genitive	an díoltais	na ndíoltas
Dative	leis an díoltas don díoltas	leis na díoltais

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
díoltas	dhíoltas	ndíoltas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

“díoltas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dígaltas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “díoġaltas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 242
Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 81
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díoltas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.