comalta

== Middle Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish comaltae, from Proto-Celtic *komaltyos. By surface analysis, com- (“with”) +‎ ailte (“fostered”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkoβ̃əl̪t̪ə/ === Noun === comalta m foster brother (occasionally) foster sister ==== Inflection ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. ==== Derived terms ==== comaltar (“co-fosterage, joint responsibility for fosterage”) comaltas (“foster-brotherhood, intimate friendship; co-fosterage”) ==== Descendants ==== Irish: comhalta === Mutation === === References === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “comalta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language