speisialta
Irish
Etymology
From Middle English *special, especial, especiall (from Old French especial, from Latin speciālis), + -ta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsˠpʲɛʃiəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/
- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠpʲeːˈʃɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/[1] (as if spelled spéiseálta)
Adjective
speisialta
- special (distinguished by a unique or unusual quality)
Declension
Declension of speisialta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | speisialta | speisialta | speisialta | |
| Vocative | speisialta | speisialta | ||
| Genitive | speisialta | speisialta | speisialta | |
| Dative | speisialta | speisialta | speisialta | |
| Comparative | níos speisialta | |||
| Superlative | is speisialta | |||
Derived terms
- seirbhís speisialta f (“special service”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| speisialta | not applicable | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 13
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “speisialta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “speisialta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “speisialta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.