ailte

Irish

Noun 1

ailte f

  1. genitive singular of ailt (“steep-sided glen; ravine”)

Noun 2

ailte f pl

  1. plural of aile (“clamp, built-up rows of sods on outside of stack of turf”)

Mutation

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

References

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈailʲtʲe/

Adjective

ailte

  1. past participle of ailid
  2. fostered
    mac ailte
    foster son

References

  • “ailte” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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