ábalta

Irish

Etymology

(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

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːbˠəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈæːbˠəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

ábalta

1. able, capable
2. able-bodied

Derived terms

• ábaltacht f (“ability, strength; capability”)
• breá ábalta (“well-equipped, having right qualities”)
• umhal ábalta (“limber and able-bodied; willing and able”)

 

Mutation

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

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