tlacht

See also: tlachd and tlácht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tlacht.

Noun

tlacht m (genitive singular tlachta)

1. (literary) surface, skin; garb, clothing; covering, protection
2. Alternative form of slacht

Declension

Declension of tlacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative tlacht Vocative a thlacht Genitive tlachta Dative tlacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tlacht Genitive an tlachta Dative leis an tlacht don tlacht

Alternative declension:

Declension of tlacht

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative tlacht Vocative a thlaicht Genitive tlaicht Dative tlacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tlacht Genitive an tlaicht Dative leis an tlacht don tlacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tlacht	thlacht	dtlacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tlacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tlacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tlaxt/

Noun

tlacht m

1. covering, protection; ornament, finish, beauty; hence skin, hide
2. garment, clothing

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	tlacht	tlachtL	tlachtae
Vocative	tlacht	tlachtL	tlachtu
Accusative	tlachtN	tlachtL	tlachtu
Genitive	tlachtoH, tlachtaH	tlachto, tlachta	tlachtaeN
Dative	tlachtL	tlachtaib	tlachtaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• tlachtmar (“in good condition”, adjective)

Descendants

• Irish: slacht, tlacht
• Scottish Gaelic: tlachd

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
tlacht	thlacht	tlacht pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tlacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language