Gaeltacht

English thumb|Official Gaeltacht regions in Ireland Etymology en :bor ga:Gaeltacht + 1 Pronunciation en [ˈɡeɪltəxt] en Noun Gaeltachtaí s en Ireland An officially recognised area where the Irish language is the predominant language in daily use. Derived terms en Jailtacht German Etymology Borrowed via de en - from de ga Gaeltacht. Pronunciation de /ˈɡɛːltaxt/ Noun f,en:aí Gaeltacht Declension f,en:aí Irish Alternative forms ga Gaedhealtacht Ulster otherwise obsolete ga Gaedhealtachd East Ulster otherwise obsolete Etymology From ga Gael -tacht (compare sga goídelta). Cognate with gd Gàidhealtachd. Pronunciation ga [ˈɡeːl̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠ] Munster,Connacht ga [ˈɡeːl̪ˠt̪ˠaxt̪ˠ] Ulster Noun f ~a ~aí Irish-speaking area ga Galltacht Declension G aeltacht aeltachta aeltachtaí Derived terms ga ga Breac-Ghaeltacht mixed Irish- and English-speaking districts ga Gaeltacht Chorcaí the Cork Gaeltacht ga Gaeltacht Chiarraí the Kerry Gaeltacht ga Gaeltacht na Mí the Meath Gaeltacht ga Gaeltacht Dhún na nGall, ga Gaeltacht Thír Chonaill the Donegal Gaeltacht ga Gaeltacht na Gaillimhe the Galway Gaeltacht ga Gaeltacht Mhaigh Eo the Mayo Gaeltacht ga Gaeltacht Phort Láirge, ga Gaeltacht na nDéise the Waterford Gaeltacht Mutation Further reading