daltachas

Irish

Alternative forms

• daltacht

Etymology

From daltach +‎ -as.

Noun

daltachas m (genitive singular daltachais)

1. fosterage

   Synonyms: altram, altramas

2. pupilage

Declension

Declension of daltachas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative daltachas Vocative a dhaltachais Genitive daltachais Dative daltachas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an daltachas Genitive an daltachais Dative leis an daltachas don daltachas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
daltachas	dhaltachas	ndaltachas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daltachas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “daltachas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From daltach +‎ -as.

Noun

daltachas m

1. fosterage, foster care

Related terms

• dalta
• daltachd

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
daltachas	dhaltachas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.