ailt

Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

ailt f (genitive singular ailte, nominative plural ailteanna)

  1. (geography) steep-sided glen; ravine
Declension
Declension of ailt

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ailt ailteanna
Vocative a ailt a ailteanna
Genitive ailte ailteanna
Dative ailt ailteanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ailt na hailteanna
Genitive na hailte na n-ailteanna
Dative leis an ailt

don ailt

 leis na hailteanna
Derived terms
  • ail (“stone, rock”)
  • aill (“cliff, precipice”)

Etymology 2

Noun

ailt m

  1. vocative singular of alt (“joint, juncture; alto”)
  2. genitive singular of alt
  3. nominative plural of alt

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ailt n-ailt hailt not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /altʲ/

Noun

ailt f

  1. viola (string instrument of the violin family)

Synonyms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ailtn-ailth-ailtt-ailt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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