gabháltas

Irish

Etymology

From gabhálta + -as.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡəˈvˠɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡoːl̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔːl̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/[1]

Noun

gabháltas m (genitive singular gabháltais, nominative plural gabháltais)

  1. conquest (territory gained by force), possession (territory under the rule of another country)
  2. holding (tenure; farm or other estate held), landholding, lot (distinct portion or plot of land)

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gabháltas ghabháltas ngabháltas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 16

Further reading

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