ábalta

Irish

Etymology

Perhaps from Old French abile and the adjectival suffix -ta.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːbˠəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈæːbˠəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

ábalta

able, capable
able-bodied

Derived terms

Terms derived from ábalta

ábaltacht f (“ability, strength; capability”)

breá ábalta (“well-equipped, having right qualities”)

umhal ábalta (“limber and able-bodied; willing and able”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

"ábalta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “ábalta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “ábalta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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