allta
See also: állta
Irish
Alternative forms
- alla
- allaidh
Etymology
From Old Irish allaid, allta (“wild, undomesticated”) (compare Scottish Gaelic allaidh).
Adjective
allta
- wild
Derived terms
- alltacht f (“wildness”)
- alltán m (“monster; wild person”)
- alltathír f (“wild, rough, country”)
- beithíoch allta m (“wild beast”)
- cú allta m, madra alla m, madra allta m (“wolf”)
- torc allta m (“wild boar”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| allta | n-allta | hallta | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "allta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “allaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.