mallacht
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish mallacht, from Old Irish maldacht, from Latin maledictiō (“curse, condemnation, slander”). Compare beannacht (“blessing, greeting”), from Old Irish bennacht, from Latin benedictiō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠəˈl̪ˠɑxt̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠal̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠal̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠ/
Noun edit
mallacht f (genitive singular mallachta, nominative plural mallachtaí)
Declension edit
Declension of mallacht
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mallacht | mhallacht | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mallacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mallacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “mallacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “mallacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Middle Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish maldacht, borrowed from Latin maledictiō (“curse, condemnation, slander”).
Noun edit
mallacht f or m
Inflection edit
- Genitive singular: mallachta
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
mallacht | mallacht pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mallacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language