díoltas

Irish

Alternative forms

• díghaltas, díoghaltas, díoghaltus (obsolete).

Etymology

From dioghail(t) +‎ -as. Compare Scottish Gaelic dìoghaltas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲiəl̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

díoltas m (genitive singular díoltais)

1. vengeance, revenge

   Synonym: agairt

   imir díoltas ar ― to take vengeance on, avenge oneself on

   rún díoltais ― vow or design of vengeance

2. retribution

   Synonym: agairt

3. reprisal, retaliation

Declension

Declension of díoltas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative díoltas díoltais Vocative a dhíoltais a dhíoltasa Genitive díoltais díoltas Dative díoltas díoltais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an díoltas na díoltais Genitive an díoltais na ndíoltas Dative leis an díoltas don díoltas leis na díoltais

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
díoltas	dhíoltas	ndíoltas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “díoltas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dígaltas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “díoġaltas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 242
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 81
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díoltas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN