comalta
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Middle Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish comaltae, from Proto-Celtic *komaltiyos. Synchronically com- (“with”) + ailte (“fostered”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
comalta m
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms[edit]
- comaltar (“co-fosterage, joint responsibility for fosterage”)
- comaltas (“foster-brotherhood, intimate friendship; co-fosterage”)
Descendants[edit]
- Irish: comhalta
Mutation[edit]
| 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. |
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References[edit]
- “comalta” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
