idéalaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From idéal (“ideal”, noun) +‎ -aí.

Noun

idéalaí m (genitive singular idéalaí, nominative plural idéalaithe)

1. idealist

Declension

Declension of idéalaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative idéalaí idéalaithe Vocative a idéalaí a idéalaithe Genitive idéalaí idéalaithe Dative idéalaí idéalaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-idéalaí na hidéalaithe Genitive an idéalaí na n-idéalaithe Dative leis an idéalaí don idéalaí leis na hidéalaithe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

idéalaí

1. inflection of idéalach (“ideal”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “idéalaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “idealist”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “idéalaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.