gabháltas

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From gabhálta +‎ -as.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gabháltas m (genitive singular gabháltais, nominative plural gabháltais)

  1. conquest (territory gained by force), possession (territory under the rule of another country)
  2. holding (tenure; farm or other estate held), landholding, lot (distinct portion or plot of land)

Declension[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gabháltas ghabháltas ngabháltas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 16

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