ábalta
Irish edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Perhaps from Old French abile and the adjectival suffix -ta.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ábalta
Derived terms edit
- ábaltacht f (“ability, strength; capability”)
- breá ábalta (“well-equipped, having right qualities”)
- umhal ábalta (“limber and able-bodied; willing and able”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ábalta | n-ábalta | hábalta | 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) “ábalta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ábalta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ábalta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024