ildánach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish ildánach (“very gifted, skilled, accomplished, having many gifts or accomplishments”), equivalent to il- (“multi-”) + dán (“art”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editildánach (genitive singular masculine ildánaigh, genitive singular feminine ildánaí, plural ildánacha, comparative ildánaí)
- versatile, accomplished, multitalented
- Synonyms: ilchumasach, iléirimiúil
- (of education) polytechnic, well-rounded
- Synonyms: ilcheardach, polaiteicniúil
Declension
editDeclension of ildánach
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ildánach | n-ildánach | hildánach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ildánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 il”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ildánach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ildánach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024