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altram

altram

Irish

Noun

altram m (genitive singular altrama)

  1. fosterage

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Mutation

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

References

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

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • altramm

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈal͈tram/

Noun

altram n (genitive altrammae)

  1. verbal noun of ailid

Inflection

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Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
altram unchanged n-altram
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • altram(m)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish altram, verbal noun of ailid (nourishes; rears, fosters).

Noun

altram m (genitive singular altraim)

  1. verbal noun of altraim
  2. fostering, nourishing, nursing, rearing

Derived terms

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
  • altram(m)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.