speisialta

Irish

Alternative forms

  • speisealta, spisialta, spisialtha
  • sbeisealta, sbeisialta, sbesialta, speciallta, specialta, speisiálta, spéisialta, spesialta (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From Middle English *special, especial, especiall (from Old French especial, from Latin speciālis), + -ta.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠpʲeˈʃiəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/[2], /sˠpʲeːˈʃɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/[3]; /sˠpʲiˈʃiəl̪ˠhə/ (corresponding to the form spisialtha)[4]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpʲeʃiəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/[5], /ˈsˠpʲiʃiəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/[6]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpʲeʃiəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/[7], /ˈsˠpʲeʃal̪ˠt̪ˠə/[8]; /ˈsˠpʲeʃəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/ (corresponding to the form speisealta)[9]

Adjective

speisialta

  1. special (distinguished by a unique or unusual quality)

Declension

Declension of speisialta
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative speisialta speisialta speisialta
vocative speisialta speisialta
genitive speisialta speisialta speisialta
dative speisialta speisialta speisialta
Comparative níos speisialta
Superlative is speisialta

Derived terms

  • seirbhís speisialta f (“special service”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of speisialta
radical lenition eclipsis
speisialta not applicable not applicable

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

References

References
  1. ^ “speisialta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 775, page 431
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 21, page 13
  4. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 85, page 25; reprinted 1988
  5. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 225
  6. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974), The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 1123, page 195
  7. ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974), A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 325
  8. ^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922), The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania [Oslo]: Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 315, page 99
  9. ^ Hughes, A. J. (1986) The Gaelic of Tangaveane and Commeen, County Donegal (texts, phonology, aspects of grammar and a vocabulary) (doctoral thesis), Faculty of Arts, Queen’s University of Belfast, page 476

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