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agallamh

agallamh

Irish

Noun

agallamh m (genitive singular agallaimh, nominative plural agallaimh)

  1. verbal noun of agaill
  2. argument
  3. interview

Declension

Mutation

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

References

  • "agallamh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • acallam” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • agalladh

Etymology

From Middle Irish acallam, from Old Irish acaldam (act of addressing, conversation), verbal noun of ad·gládathar (addresses, speaks to, converses with).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈakəl̪ˠəv/

Noun

agallamh m (genitive singular agallaimh, plural agallamhan)

  1. conferring, arguing, speaking, speech
  2. conversation
  3. (mass media) interview

Synonyms

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
  • acallam” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.