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ailte

ailte

Irish

Noun 1

ailte f

  1. genitive singular of ailt (steep-sided glen; ravine)

Noun 2

ailte f pl

  1. plural of aile (clamp, built-up rows of sods on outside of stack of turf)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ailte n-ailte hailte t-ailte
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References


Old Irish

Adjective

ailte

  1. past participle of ailid
  2. fostered
    mac ailte
    foster son

References

  • ailte” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.