Iodálach
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish Etáillech,[1] from Latin ītalicus. By surface analysis, An Iodáil (“Italy”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editIodálach (genitive singular masculine Iodálaigh, genitive singular feminine Iodálaí, plural Iodálacha, comparative Iodálaí)
- Italian (of or pertaining to Italy)
- (nominalized, masculine) an Italian person
Declension
editDeclension of Iodálach
Derived terms
edit- iodálach (“italic”, adjective)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Iodálach | nIodálach | hIodálach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Etáillech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Iodálach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Iodáileaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 401
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Iodálach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Iodálach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024