dalta

See also: daltă

Contents

IrishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Irish daltae.

NounEdit

dalta m (genitive singular dalta, nominative plural daltaí)

1. foster child
2. pupil; disciple
3. student; ex-student, alumnus
4. cadet
5. mentee
6. pet, fondling

DeclensionEdit

Declension of dalta

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dalta daltaí Vocative a dhalta a dhaltaí Genitive dalta daltaí Dative dalta daltaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dalta na daltaí Genitive an dalta na ndaltaí Dative leis an dalta don dalta leis na daltaí

SynonymsEdit

• (student): mac léinn
• (cadet): dalta airm

Coordinate termsEdit

• (pupil, student): múinteoir
• (mentee): oide

Related termsEdit

• daltachas m (“fosterage; pupilage”)
• daltas m (“cadetship”)

MutationEdit

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dalta	dhalta	ndalta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further readingEdit

• "dalta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “daltae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

---

Scottish GaelicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Irish daltae.

NounEdit

dalta m (genitive singular dalta, plural daltan or daltachan or daltaichean)

1. stepchild
2. foster child, fosterling
3. godchild

Related termsEdit

• daltachas
• daltachd
• daltag
• daltan

ReferencesEdit

• “daltae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

---

SwedishEdit

VerbEdit

dalta

1. coddle excessively; pamper

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of dalta (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	dalta	—
Present tense	daltar	—
Past tense	daltade	—
Supine	daltat	—
Imperative	dalta	—
Present participle	daltande
Past participle	daltad