ailt

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɪl̠ʲtʲ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish alt (“height, cliff”), from Proto-Celtic *altos (compare Welsh allt).

Noun

ailt f (genitive singular ailte, nominative plural ailteanna)

1. (geography) steep-sided glen; ravine

Declension

Declension of ailt (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ailt ailteanna vocative a ailt a ailteanna genitive ailte ailteanna dative ailt ailteanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ailt na hailteanna genitive na hailte na n-ailteanna dative leis an ailt don ailt leis na hailteanna

Alternative forms

• alt
• ált (Ulster)

Derived terms

• ailteán

Related terms

• ail
• aill

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ailt m

1. inflection of alt (“joint, juncture; alto”):
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutated forms of ailt

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailt	n-ailt	hailt	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ailt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “ailt”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ailt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 83

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /altʲ/

Noun

ailt f

1. viola (string instrument of the violin family)

   Synonym: ailt-fhidheall

Mutation

Mutation of ailt

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailt	n-ailt	h-ailt	t-ailt

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