ildánaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ildánaige (“the possession of many accomplishments”), equivalent to il- (“multi”) +‎ dán (“art”) +‎ -aí.

Noun

ildánaí m (genitive singular ildánaí, nominative plural ildánaithe)

1. all-rounder

Declension

Declension of ildánaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ildánaí ildánaithe Vocative a ildánaí a ildánaithe Genitive ildánaí ildánaithe Dative ildánaí ildánaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ildánaí na hildánaithe Genitive an ildánaí na n-ildánaithe Dative leis an ildánaí don ildánaí leis na hildánaithe

Related terms

• ildánach
• ildánacht

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ildánaí

1. inflection of ildánach (“skilled in various arts, versatile, accomplished”):
   1. genitive feminine singular
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ildánaí	n-ildánaí	hildánaí	t-ildánaí
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), “ildánaige”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language