gealt

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish geilt, gelt, from Proto-Celtic *gʷeltis (“wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰel-t-, whence perhaps also English wild.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟal̪ˠt̪ˠ/

Noun

gealt f (genitive singular geilte, nominative plural gealta)

1. madman, lunatic

Declension

Declension of gealt

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gealt gealta Vocative a ghealt a ghealta Genitive geilte gealt Dative gealt geilt (archaic, dialectal) gealta

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ghealt na gealta Genitive na geilte na ngealt Dative leis an ngealt leis an ngeilt (archaic, dialectal) don ghealt don gheilt (archaic, dialectal) leis na gealta

Derived terms

• gealtlann

Related terms

• gealtach
• gealtachas