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gealt

crazy person

NounFeminineC1/ɟal̪ˠt̪ˠ/

"gealt" means "crazy person" in Irish (feminine noun). Pronounced /ɟal̪ˠt̪ˠ/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → ghealt, Urú → ngealt.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formgealt
Séimhiúghealt
Urúngealt

"gealt" in context

Chuaigh mé amach le gealt.

I've dated a lunatic.

B1

Slí do bheith sa Teaghlach do gach seanduine, duine fann-lag, gealt nea-dhíobhálach, amadán, agus síor-breoiteachán.

The Home to accommodate all the aged and infirm, harmless lunatics, imbeciles, and chronic cases.

B2

Ar bheith scurtha dho, gealt saighdiúra do sheachada, maraon le n-a mhnaoi no le n-a dhuine cloinne, i dtigh oibre, no gealt dainséarach do sheachada i ngealtlainn.

Delivery of lunatic soldier on discharge with his wife or child at work-house or of dangerous lunatic at asylum.

C1

(b) Más duine ná fuil aois infheadhma aige an t-únaer no más gealt no duine nách slán meabhair é, le haon duine a bheidh ag déanamh ionadaíochta dho chun aon cheann de chrícheanna an Achta Chlárathacht Áitiúil Teideal (Éirinn) 1891;

( b ) if the registered owner is an infant, lunatic or person of unsound mind, to any person by whom he may be represented for any of the purposes of the Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891;

B2

Further reading

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