Iodáil

Irish

Alternative forms

• Eadáine

Etymology

From Old Irish Etáil (whence also Scottish Gaelic Eadailt and Manx Iddaal), from Latin Ītalia (“Italy”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈd̪ˠɑːlʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɪd̪ˠɑːlʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɪd̪ˠælʲ/

Proper noun

An Iodáil f (genitive na hIodáile)

1. Italy (a country in Southern Europe; official name: Poblacht na hIodáile)

Declension

Declension of Iodáil

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Iodáil Vocative a Iodáil Genitive Iodáile Dative Iodáil

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Iodáil Genitive na hIodáile Dative leis an Iodáil don Iodáil

Derived terms

• Iodáilis f (“the Italian language”)
• Iodálach (“Italian”, adjective)
• Iodálach m (“an Italian”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Iodáil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Iodáil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024