English

Noun

Gaeltacht ‎(plural Gaeltachtaí or Gaeltachts)

1. (Ireland) An officially recognised area where the Irish language is the predominant language in daily use.

Usage notes

Both the native Irish plural Gaeltachtaí and the anglicised plural Gaeltachts are found in English usage.

German

Etymology

Borrowed via English from Irish Gaeltacht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛːltaxt/

Noun

Gaeltacht f ‎(genitive Gaeltacht, plural Gaeltachten)

1. Gaeltacht

Declension

Irish

Alternative forms

• Gaedhealtacht (Ulster, otherwise obsolete)
• Gaedhealtachd (East Ulster, otherwise obsolete)

Etymology

From Gael +‎ -acht (compare Old Irish goídelta).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈɡeːl̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈɡeːl̪ˠt̪ˠaxt̪ˠ]

Noun

Gaeltacht f ‎(genitive singular Gaeltachta, nominative plural Gaeltachtaí)

1. Irish-speaking area

Declension

Antonyms

• Galltacht

Derived terms

• Breac-Ghaeltacht f ‎(“mixed Irish- and English-speaking districts”)

Mutation

References

• "Gaeltacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.