gealtacht

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈɟal̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠ]
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): [ˈɟæl̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈɟal̪ˠt̪ˠaxt̪ˠ]

Noun

gealtacht f (genitive singular gealtachta, nominative plural gealtachtaí)

1. lunacy, insanity
2. wildness, panic

Declension

Declension of gealtacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative gealtacht Vocative a ghealtacht Genitive gealtachta Dative gealtacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an ghealtacht Genitive na gealtachta Dative leis an ngealtacht don ghealtacht

Derived terms

• ar gealtacht agus ar ginideacht
• bheith ar gealtacht
• dul ar gealtacht

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gealtacht	ghealtacht	ngealtacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gealtacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “gealtacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “gealtacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.