dalta

See also: daltă

Contents

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish daltae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠalˠt̪ˠə/

Noun

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

Declension

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

Synonyms

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

Coordinate terms

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

Related terms

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

Mutation

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 reading

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

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish daltae.

Noun

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

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

Related terms

• daltachas
• daltachd
• daltag
• daltan

References

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

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Swedish

Verb

dalta

1. coddle excessively; pamper

Conjugation

Conjugation of dalta (weak)

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