daltán

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish daltán. By surface analysis, dalta (student, pupil; foster child) +‎ -án.

Noun

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daltán m (genitive singular daltáin, nominative plural daltáin)

  1. (little) foster child; young pupil

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
daltán dhaltán ndaltán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From daltae +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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daltán m

  1. (term of endearment) little foster child, little pupil

Declension

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Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative daltán daltánL daltáinL
Vocative daltáin daltánL daltánuH
Accusative daltánN daltánL daltánuH
Genitive daltáinL daltán daltánN
Dative daltánL daltánaib daltánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
daltán daltán
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
ndaltán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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