iarndóid

Irish

Etymology

From iarann (“iron”) +‎ dóid (“hand, fist”).

Noun

iarndóid f (genitive singular iarndóide, nominative plural iarndóideanna)

1. mailed fist
2. gauntlet (of armour)

Declension

Declension of iarndóid

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative iarndóid iarndóideanna Vocative a iarndóid a iarndóideanna Genitive iarndóide iarndóideanna Dative iarndóid iarndóideanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an iarndóid na hiarndóideanna Genitive na hiarndóide na n-iarndóideanna Dative leis an iarndóid don iarndóid leis na hiarndóideanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iarndóid	n-iarndóid	hiarndóid	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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