giallacht

See also: gíallacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• giallachas m
• giallaí f
• giallaíocht f
• giallas m

Etymology

From Old Irish gíallacht (“hostageship, captivity”), from gíall (“human pledge, hostage”).

Noun

giallacht f (genitive singular giallachta)

1. hostageship, bondage

Declension

Declension of giallacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative giallacht Vocative a ghiallacht Genitive giallachta Dative giallacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an ghiallacht Genitive na giallachta Dative leis an ngiallacht don ghiallacht

Synonyms

• giallnas

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “giallacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN