Manx edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish daltae.

Noun edit

doltey m (genitive singular doltee, plural doltaghyn)

  1. adopted child, ward
  2. pupil, protégé
  3. cadet
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

doltey m (genitive singular doltey, plural doltaghyn)

  1. verbal noun of dolt
  2. initiation

Mutation edit

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
doltey gholtey noltey
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.