dalta

See also: daltă

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish daltae.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d̪ˠalˠt̪ˠə/

Noun

dalta m (genitive singular dalta, nominative plural daltaí)

  1. foster child
  2. pupil; disciple
  3. student; ex-student, alumnus
  4. cadet
  5. mentee
  6. pet, fondling

Declension
Declension of dalta

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dalta daltaí
Vocative a dhalta a dhaltaí
Genitive dalta daltaí
Dative dalta daltaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dalta na daltaí
Genitive an dalta na ndaltaí
Dative leis an dalta

don dalta

 leis na daltaí

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dalta dhalta ndalta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "dalta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “daltae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish daltae.

Noun

dalta m (genitive singular dalta, plural daltan or daltachan or daltaichean)

  1. stepchild
  2. foster child, fosterling
  3. godchild

References
  • “daltae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Swedish

Verb

dalta

  1. coddle excessively; pamper

Conjugation
Conjugation of dalta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive dalta —
Present tense daltar —
Past tense daltade —
Supine daltat —
Imperative dalta —
Present participle daltande
Past participle daltad
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