Gaeltacht

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Irish Gaeltacht. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡeɪltəxt] === Noun === Gaeltacht (plural Gaeltachtaí or Gaeltachts) (Ireland) An officially recognised area where the Irish language is the predominant language in daily use. == German == === Etymology === Borrowed via English from Irish Gaeltacht. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɛːltaxt/ === Noun === Gaeltacht f (genitive Gaeltacht, plural Gaeltachten or Gaeltachtaí) Gaeltacht ==== Declension ==== == Irish == === Alternative forms === Gaedhealtacht (Ulster, otherwise obsolete) Gaedhealtachd (East Ulster, otherwise obsolete) === Etymology === From Gael +‎ -tacht (compare Old Irish goídelta). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Gàidhealtachd. === Pronunciation === (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈɡeːl̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠ] (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈɡeːl̪ˠt̪ˠaxt̪ˠ] === Noun === Gaeltacht f (genitive singular Gaeltachta, nominative plural Gaeltachtaí) Irish-speaking area Antonym: Galltacht ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Gaeltacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Gaeltacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “Gaeltacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026