Gaeltacht

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See also Gàidhealtachd

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from Irish Gaeltacht

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ˈɡeɪltəxt]

Noun [edit]

Gaeltacht (plural Gaeltachtaí or Gaeltachts)

  1. (Ireland) An officially recognised area where the Irish language is the predominant language in daily use.

Usage notes [edit]

Both the native Irish plural Gaeltachtaí and the anglicised plural Gaeltachts are found in English usage.

Irish [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Gael +‎ -acht

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ˈɡeːl̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠ]

Noun [edit]

Gaeltacht f (genitive Gaeltachta, nominative plural Gaeltachtaí)

  1. Irish-speaking area

Declension [edit]

Declension of Gaeltacht

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Gaeltacht Gaeltachtaí
Vocative a Ghaeltacht a Ghaeltachtaí
Genitive Gaeltachta Gaeltachtaí
Dative Gaeltacht Gaeltachtaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Ghaeltacht na Gaeltachtaí
Genitive na Gaeltachta na nGaeltachtaí
Dative leis an nGaeltacht

don Ghaeltacht

 leis na Gaeltachtaí

Antonyms [edit]

Mutation [edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Gaeltacht Ghaeltacht nGaeltacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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