éadulangach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish étúailngech. By surface analysis, éa- + tualangach.
Adjective
[edit]éadulangach (genitive singular masculine éadulangaigh, genitive singular feminine éadulangaí, plural éadulangacha, comparative éadulangaí)
- intolerant (unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear; close-minded about new or different ideas)
- éadulangach ar lachtós ― lactose intolerant
- unbearable, insufferable
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | éadulangach | éadulangach | éadulangacha | |
| vocative | éadulangaigh | éadulangacha | ||
| genitive | éadulangaí | éadulangacha | éadulangach | |
| dative | éadulangach | éadulangach; éadulangaigh (archaic) |
éadulangacha | |
| Comparative | níos éadulangaí | |||
| Superlative | is éadulangaí | |||
Related terms
[edit]- éadulaingt (“intolerance”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| éadulangach | n-éadulangach | héadulangach | 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
[edit]- “éadulangach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “étúailngech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “éadtuailgneaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éadulangach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN