Galltacht

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish *galldacht.

Noun[edit]

Galltacht f (genitive singular Galltachta, nominative plural Galltachtaí)

  1. English-speaking district in Ireland
  2. (historical) English settlers in Ireland, Englishry
  3. English-occupied district, the Pale

Declension[edit]

Declension of Galltacht

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Galltacht Galltachtaí
Vocative a Ghalltacht a Ghalltachtaí
Genitive Galltachta Galltachtaí
Dative Galltacht Galltachtaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Ghalltacht na Galltachtaí
Genitive na Galltachta na nGalltachtaí
Dative leis an nGalltacht

don Ghalltacht

leis na Galltachtaí

Antonyms[edit]

  • (antonym(s) of "English-speaking district"): Gaeltacht

Related terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Galltacht Ghalltacht nGalltacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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