Iodálach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish Etáillech,[1] from Latin ītalicus. By surface analysis, An Iodáil (“Italy”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]Iodálach (genitive singular masculine Iodálaigh, genitive singular feminine Iodálaí, plural Iodálacha, comparative Iodálaí)
- Italian (of or pertaining to Italy)
- (nominalized, masculine) an Italian person
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | Iodálach | Iodálach | Iodálacha | |
| vocative | Iodálaigh | Iodálacha | ||
| genitive | Iodálaí | Iodálacha | Iodálach | |
| dative | Iodálach | Iodálach; Iodálaigh (archaic) |
Iodálacha | |
| Comparative | níos Iodálaí | |||
| Superlative | is Iodálaí | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- iodálach (“italic”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iodálach | nIodálach | hIodálach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Etáillech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Iodálach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Iodáileaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 401
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Iodálach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Iodálach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024