ábalta
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Perhaps from Old French abile and the adjectival suffix -ta.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ábalta
Derived terms
[edit]- ábaltacht f (“ability, strength; capability”)
- breá ábalta (“well-equipped, having right qualities”)
- umhal ábalta (“limber and able-bodied; willing and able”)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ábalta | n-ábalta | hábalta | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ábalta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ábalta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ábalta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024