Iodálach

Irish

Alternative forms

Eadáineach

Etymology

From Middle Irish Etáillech,^[1] from Latin ītalicus. By surface analysis, An Iodáil (“Italy”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Iodálach (genitive singular masculine Iodálaigh, genitive singular feminine Iodálaí, plural Iodálacha, comparative Iodálaí)

Italian (of or pertaining to Italy)
(nominalized, masculine) an Italian person

Declension

Declension of Iodálach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	Iodálach	Iodálach	Iodálacha
Vocative	Iodálaigh	Iodálach	Iodálacha
Genitive	Iodálaigh	Iodálaí	Iodálacha	Iodálach
Dative	Iodálach	Iodálach; Iodálaigh (archaic)	Iodálacha
Comparative	níos Iodálaí
Superlative	is Iodálaí

Derived terms

iodálach (“italic”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Etáillech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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

[1] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Etáillech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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