ailte

ailte

Irish

Noun 1

ailte f

1. genitive singular of ailt (“steep-sided glen; ravine”)

Noun 2

ailte f pl

1. plural of aile (“clamp, built-up rows of sods on outside of stack of turf”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailte	n-ailte	hailte	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "ailte" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈailʲtʲe/

Adjective

ailte

1. past participle of ailid
2. fostered

   mac ailte

   foster son

References

• “ailte” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.