gabháltas

Irish

Etymology

From gabhálta +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈvˠɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoːl̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔːl̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

gabháltas m (genitive singular gabháltais, nominative plural gabháltais)

1. conquest (territory gained by force), possession (territory under the rule of another country)
2. holding (tenure; farm or other estate held), landholding, lot (distinct portion or plot of land)

Declension

Declension of gabháltas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gabháltas gabháltais Vocative a ghabháltais a ghabháltasa Genitive gabháltais gabháltas Dative gabháltas gabháltais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gabháltas na gabháltais Genitive an ghabháltais na ngabháltas Dative leis an ngabháltas don ghabháltas leis na gabháltais

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gabháltas	ghabháltas	ngabháltas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “gabháltas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gabáltas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gaḃáltas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 343
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gabháltas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN