Old Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

daltae m (genitive daltai, nominative plural daltai)

  1. foster-son, fosterling, nursling, ward
  2. pupil, disciple

Declension edit

Masculine io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative daltae daltaeL daltaiL
Vocative daltai daltaeL daltu
Accusative daltaeN daltaeL daltuH
Genitive daltaiL daltaeL daltaeN
Dative daltuL daltaib daltaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Coordinate terms edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Irish: dalta
  • Manx: doltey
  • Scottish Gaelic: dalta

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
daltae daltae
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
ndaltae
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.