ildánach

Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish ildánach (“very gifted, skilled, accomplished, having many gifts or accomplishments”), equivalent to il- (“multi-”) +‎ dán (“art”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective edit

ildánach (genitive singular masculine ildánaigh, genitive singular feminine ildánaí, plural ildánacha, comparative ildánaí)

versatile, accomplished, multitalented
Synonyms: ilchumasach, iléirimiúil
(of education) polytechnic, well-rounded
Synonyms: ilcheardach, polaiteicniúil

Declension edit

Declension of ildánach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	ildánach	ildánach	ildánacha
Vocative	ildánaigh	ildánach	ildánacha
Genitive	ildánaigh	ildánaí	ildánacha	ildánach
Dative	ildánach	ildánach; ildánaigh (archaic)	ildánacha
Comparative	níos ildánaí
Superlative	is ildánaí

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ildánach	n-ildánach	hildánach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ildánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 il”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ildánach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“ildánach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024