daltán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish daltán. By surface analysis, dalta (“student, pupil; foster child”) +‎ -án.

Noun

daltán m (genitive singular daltáin, nominative plural daltáin)

  1. (little) foster child; young pupil

Declension

Declension of daltán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative daltán daltáin
vocative a dhaltáin a dhaltána
genitive daltáin daltán
dative daltán daltáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an daltán na daltáin
genitive an daltáin na ndaltán
dative leis an daltán
don daltán 		leis na daltáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of daltán
radical lenition eclipsis
daltán dhaltán ndaltán

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

References

Old Irish

Etymology

From daltae +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdal͈taːn/

Noun

daltán m

  1. (term of endearment) little foster child, little pupil

Declension

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative daltán daltánL daltáinL
vocative daltáin daltánL daltánuH
accusative daltánN daltánL daltánuH
genitive daltáinL daltán daltánN
dative daltánL daltánaib daltánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of daltán
radical lenition nasalization
daltán daltán
pronounced with /ð-/		 ndaltán

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

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