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mallacht

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish mallacht, from Old Irish maldacht, from Latin maledictiō (curse, condemnation, slander).[2] Compare beannacht (blessing, greeting), from Old Irish bendacht, from Latin benedictiō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mallacht f (genitive singular mallachta, nominative plural mallachtaí)

  1. curse, malediction
    Synonym: eascaine
    Antonym: beannacht

Declension

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Declension of mallacht (third declension)
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mhallacht na mallachtaí
genitive na mallachta na mallachtaí
dative leis an mallacht
don mhallacht
leis na mallachtaí

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of mallacht
radical lenition eclipsis
mallacht mhallacht not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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Further reading

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Middle Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish maldacht, borrowed from Latin maledictiō (curse, condemnation, slander).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmal̪əxt̪/, /ˈmal̪axt̪/

Noun

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mallacht f or m

  1. curse, malediction

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: mallacht
  • Manx: mollaght
  • Scottish Gaelic: mallachd

Mutation

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Mutation of mallacht
radical lenition nasalization
mallacht
also mmallacht after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
mallacht
pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/
unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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