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) (geography) steep-sided glen; ravine ===== Declension ===== ===== 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 inflection of alt (“joint, juncture; alto”): vocative/genitive singular nominative/dative plural === Mutation === === 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, 2013–2026 Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 83 == Scottish Gaelic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /altʲ/ === Noun === ailt f viola (string instrument of the violin family) Synonym: ailt-fhidheall === Mutation ===