mallacht
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish maldacht, mallacht, from Latin maledictiō (“curse, condemnation, slander”). Compare beannacht (“blessing, greeting”), from Old Irish bennacht, from Latin benedictiō.
Noun
mallacht f (genitive singular mallachta, nominative plural mallachtaí)
Declension
Declension of mallacht
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
Terms derived from mallacht
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mallacht | mhallacht | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "mallacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “mallacht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “mallacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “mallacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- maldacht
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin maledictiō (“curse, condemnation, slander”).
Noun
mallacht f, m
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Terms derived from mallacht
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Descendants
- Irish: mallacht
- Manx: mollaght
- Scottish Gaelic: mallachd
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| mallacht also mmallacht after a proclitic |
mallacht pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
mallacht also mmallacht after a proclitic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “mallacht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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