comalta

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish comaltae, from Proto-Celtic *komaltyos. By surface analysis, com- (“with”) +‎ ailte (“fostered”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoβ̃al͈ta/

Noun

comalta m

  1. foster brother
  2. (occasionally) foster sister

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • comaltar (“co-fosterage, joint responsibility for fosterage”)
  • comaltas (“foster-brotherhood, intimate friendship; co-fosterage”)

Descendants

  • Irish: comhalta

Mutation

Mutation of comalta
radical lenition nasalization
comalta chomalta comalta
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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