Íoslannach

Irish

Etymology

From Íoslainn (“Iceland”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Íoslannach (genitive singular masculine Íoslannaigh, genitive singular feminine Íoslannaí, plural Íoslannacha, not comparable)

1. Icelandic

Declension

Declension of Íoslannach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Íoslannach	Íoslannach	Íoslannacha
vocative	Íoslannaigh		Íoslannacha
genitive		Íoslannaí	Íoslannacha	Íoslannach
dative	Íoslannach	Íoslannach; Íoslannaigh (archaic)	Íoslannacha
Comparative	níos Íoslannaí
Superlative	is Íoslannaí

Related terms

• Íoslainnis f (“the Icelandic language”)
• Poblacht na hÍoslainne f (“the Republic of Iceland”)

 

Noun

Íoslannach m (genitive singular Íoslannaigh, nominative plural Íoslannaigh)

1. Icelander

Declension

Declension of Íoslannach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Íoslannach Íoslannaigh vocative a Íoslannaigh a Íoslannacha genitive Íoslannaigh Íoslannach dative Íoslannach Íoslannaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tÍoslannach na hÍoslannaigh genitive an Íoslannaigh na nÍoslannach dative leis an Íoslannach don Íoslannach leis na hÍoslannaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Íoslannach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Íoslannach	nÍoslannach	hÍoslannach	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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