Galltacht

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish *galldacht.

Noun

Galltacht f (genitive singular Galltachta, nominative plural Galltachtaí)

1. English-speaking district in Ireland
2. (historical) English settlers in Ireland, Englishry
3. English-occupied district, the Pale

Declension

Declension of Galltacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Galltacht Galltachtaí Vocative a Ghalltacht a Ghalltachtaí Genitive Galltachta Galltachtaí Dative Galltacht Galltachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Ghalltacht na Galltachtaí Genitive na Galltachta na nGalltachtaí Dative leis an nGalltacht don Ghalltacht leis na Galltachtaí

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “English-speaking district”): Gaeltacht

Related terms

• Gall

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Galltacht	Ghalltacht	nGalltacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.