speisialta

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English *special, especial, especiall (from Old French especial, from Latin speciālis), + -ta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʲɛʃiəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/
• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠpʲeːˈʃɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/ (as if spelled spéiseálta)

Adjective

speisialta

1. special (distinguished by a unique or unusual quality)

Declension

Declension of speisialta

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	speisialta	speisialta	speisialta
vocative	speisialta		speisialta
genitive		speisialta	speisialta	speisialta
dative	speisialta	speisialta	speisialta
Comparative	níos speisialta
Superlative	is speisialta

Derived terms

• seirbhís speisialta f (“special service”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of speisialta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
speisialta	not applicable	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “speisialta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “speisialta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “speisialta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025