útamálaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From útamáil (“(act of) fumbling, groping, bungling; (act of) pottering”) +‎ -aí (agent suffix).

Alternative forms

• útamáluidhe (superseded)

Noun

útamálaí m (genitive singular útamálaí, nominative plural útamálaithe)

1. fumbler, bungler; potterer

Declension

Declension of útamálaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative útamálaí útamálaithe vocative a útamálaí a útamálaithe genitive útamálaí útamálaithe dative útamálaí útamálaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-útamálaí na hútamálaithe genitive an útamálaí na n-útamálaithe dative leis an útamálaí don útamálaí leis na hútamálaithe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• útamálaighe (superseded)

Adjective

útamálaí

1. inflection of útamálach (“fumbling”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of útamálaí

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
útamálaí	n-útamálaí	hútamálaí	t-útamálaí

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) “útamálaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “útamáluiḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 783
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “útamálaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “útamálaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025