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.
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
- mallachtach (“maledictory; accursed”, adjective)
- mallachtach f (“(act of) cursing”)
- mallachtaigh (“curse”, verb)
- mallachtóir m (“curser, swearer; wicked person”)
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.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “mallacht”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- 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”).
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- mallachtach
- mallachtaid
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
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “mallacht”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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