gealt

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish geilt, gelt, from Proto-Celtic *gʷeltis (“wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰel-t-, whence perhaps also English wild. Cognate with Welsh gwyllt (“wild”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɟal̪ˠt̪ˠ/

Noun

gealt f (genitive singular geilte, nominative plural gealta)

  1. crazy person, lunatic

Declension
Declension of gealt

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) gealta
Vocative a ghealt a ghealta
Genitive geilte Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
geilt (archaic, dialectal)		 gealta

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ghealt na gealta
Genitive na geilte na ngealt
Dative leis an ngealt
leis an ngeilt (archaic, dialectal)

don ghealt
don gheilt (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na gealta

Derived terms

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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