idéalaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From idéal (“ideal”, noun) +‎ -aí.

Noun

idéalaí m (genitive singular idéalaí, nominative plural idéalaithe)

1. idealist

Declension

Declension of idéalaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative idéalaí idéalaithe vocative a idéalaí a idéalaithe genitive idéalaí idéalaithe dative idéalaí idéalaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-idéalaí na hidéalaithe genitive an idéalaí na n-idéalaithe dative leis an idéalaí don idéalaí leis na hidéalaithe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

idéalaí

1. inflection of idéalach (“ideal”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of idéalaí

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
idéalaí	n-idéalaí	hidéalaí	t-idéalaí

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

References

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