galldacht
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish galldacht.
Noun
galldacht f (genitive singular galldachta)
- foreign ways; Anglicization
Declension
Declension of galldacht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
| Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- galldachas
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| galldacht | ghalldacht | ngalldacht |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "galldachas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “galldacht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Old Irish
Etymology
From gallda (“foreign (especially Norse or English); having foreign connections or ways”) + -acht.
Noun
galldacht f
- foreignness, English connection, fashion, ways
- (collectively) the Englishry, the English settlers
- district occupied by the English: in Ireland the Pale, in Scotland the Lowlands
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: galldacht, Galltacht
- Manx: Goaltaght
- Scottish Gaelic: Galltachd
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| galldacht | galldacht pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ | ngalldacht |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “galldacht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.