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comhalta

fellow

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"comhalta" means "fellow" in Irish (masculine noun). Mutation forms: Séimhiú → chomhalta, Urú → gcomhalta.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "comhalta" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formcomhalta
Séimhiúchomhalta
Urúgcomhalta

"comhalta" in context

Féadfar comhalta (seachas comhalta tofa) a athcheapadh.

Every member (except elected members) can be reappointed.

B2

2° Má thoghtar comhalta de cheachtar de Thithe an Oireachtais chun bheith ina Uachtarán, ní foláir a mheas go bhfuil scartha aige le comhaltas an Tí sin.

2° If a member of either House of the Oireachtas be elected President, he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat in that House.

C1

2° Arna n-ainmniú ag an Taoiseach le comhaontú Dháil Éireann roimh ré, ceapfaidh an tUachtarán na comhaltaí eile den Rialtas.

2° The President shall, on the nomination of the Taoiseach with the previous approval of Dáil Éireann, appoint the other members of the Government.

B2

3° Ar chomhairle an Taoisigh ní foláir don Uachtarán glacadh le haon chomhalta den Rialtas d’éirí as oifig, nó comhalta ar bith den Rialtas a chur as oifig.

3° The President shall, on the advice of the Taoiseach, accept the resignation or terminate the appointment of any member of the Government.

C1

2° Ach i gcás práinn speisialta a bheith ann, tig le ceachtar den dá Theach suí go príobháideach ach dhá thrian de na comhaltaí a bheas i láthair do thoiliú leis.

2° In cases of special emergency, however, either House may hold a private sitting with the assent of twothirds of the members present.

C1

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