dalta

See also: daltă

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish daltae.

Noun

dalta m (genitive singular dalta, nominative plural daltaí)

  1. foster child
  2. pupil; disciple
  3. student; ex-student, alumnus
  4. cadet
  5. mentee
  6. pet, fondling

Declension

Synonyms

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Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dalta dhalta ndalta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish daltae.

Noun

dalta m (genitive singular dalta, plural daltan or daltachan or daltaichean)

  1. stepchild
  2. foster child, fosterling
  3. godchild

References

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

Swedish

Verb

dalta

  1. coddle excessively; pamper

Conjugation

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