Íoslannach

Irish

Etymology

From Íoslainn (“Iceland”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Íoslannach (genitive singular masculine Íoslannaigh, genitive singular feminine Íoslannaí, plural Íoslannacha, not comparable)

1. Icelandic

Declension

Declension of Íoslannach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Íoslannach	Íoslannach	Íoslannacha
Vocative	Íoslannaigh		Íoslannacha
Genitive		Íoslannaí	Íoslannacha	Íoslannach
Dative	Íoslannach	Íoslannach; Íoslannaigh (archaic)	Íoslannacha
Comparative	níos Íoslannaí
Superlative	is Íoslannaí

Related terms

• Íoslainnis f (“the Icelandic language”)
• Poblacht na hÍoslainne f (“the Republic of Iceland”)

 

Noun

Íoslannach m (genitive singular Íoslannaigh, nominative plural Íoslannaigh)

1. Icelander

Declension

Declension of Íoslannach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Íoslannach Íoslannaigh Vocative a Íoslannaigh a Íoslannacha Genitive Íoslannaigh Íoslannach Dative Íoslannach Íoslannaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tÍoslannach na hÍoslannaigh Genitive an Íoslannaigh na nÍoslannach Dative leis an Íoslannach don Íoslannach leis na hÍoslannaigh

Mutation

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

Further reading

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