daltán
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish daltán. By surface analysis, dalta (“student, pupil; foster child”) + -án.
Noun
daltán m (genitive singular daltáin, nominative plural daltáin)
- (little) foster child; young pupil
Declension
Declension of daltán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| daltán | dhaltán | ndaltán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daltán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “daltán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdal͈taːn/
Declension
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | daltán | daltánL | daltáinL |
| Vocative | daltáin | daltánL | daltánuH |
| Accusative | daltánN | daltánL | daltánuH |
| Genitive | daltáinL | daltán | daltánN |
| Dative | daltánL | daltánaib | daltánaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| daltán | daltán pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
ndaltán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “daltán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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