ealta

== Irish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Irish elta. === Noun === ealta f (genitive singular ealta, nominative plural ealtaí) (of birds, animals) flock (of people) multitude ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (flock of birds): scaoth (multitude): slua ==== Derived terms ==== ealtach (“abounding in flocks”, adjective) ealtúil (“flocking, gregarious”, adjective) === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ealta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “elta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Scottish Gaelic == === Noun === ealta genitive singular of ealt ==== Usage notes ==== Also used as a nominative.