comalta

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Middle Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish comaltae, from Proto-Celtic *komaltyos. By surface analysis, com- (with) +‎ ailte (fostered).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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comalta m

  1. foster brother
  2. (occasionally) foster sister

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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  • comaltar (co-fosterage, joint responsibility for fosterage)
  • comaltas (foster-brotherhood, intimate friendship; co-fosterage)

Descendants

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  • Irish: comhalta

Mutation

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Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
comalta chomalta comalta
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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