mallacht

Irish

From Middle Irish mallacht, from Old Irish maldacht, from Latin maledictiō (“curse, condemnation, slander”). Compare beannacht (“blessing, greeting”), from Old Irish bennacht, from Latin benedictiō.

mallacht f (genitive singular mallachta, nominative plural mallachtaí)

Declension of mallacht (third declension)

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an mhallacht	na mallachtaí
genitive	na mallachta	na mallachtaí
dative	leis an mallacht don mhallacht	leis na mallachtaí

Mutated forms of *mallacht*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
mallacht	mhallacht	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

From Old Irish maldacht, borrowed from Latin maledictiō (“curse, condemnation, slander”).

mallacht f or m

Mutation of *mallacht*
radical	lenition	nasalization
mallacht	mallacht pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.