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ailt

ailt

Irish

Noun

ailt f ‎(genitive singular ailte, nominative plural ailteanna)

(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

ailteán m ‎(“small ravine”)

Related terms

ail ‎(“stone, rock”)
aill ‎(“cliff, precipice”)

Etymology 2

Noun

ailt m

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

Mutation

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

References

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

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /altʲ/

Noun

ailt f

viola (string instrument of the violin family)

Synonyms

ailt-fhidheall

Mutation

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

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