ildánaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ildánaige (“the possession of many accomplishments”), equivalent to il- (“multi”) +‎ dán (“art”) +‎ -aí.

Noun

ildánaí m (genitive singular ildánaí, nominative plural ildánaithe)

1. all-rounder

Declension

Declension of ildánaí (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ildánaí ildánaithe vocative a ildánaí a ildánaithe genitive ildánaí ildánaithe dative ildánaí ildánaithe forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an t-ildánaí na hildánaithe genitive an ildánaí na n-ildánaithe dative leis an ildánaí don ildánaí leis na hildánaithe

Related terms

• ildánach
• ildánacht

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ildánaí

1. inflection of ildánach (“skilled in various arts, versatile, accomplished”):
   1. genitive feminine singular
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of ildánaí

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ildánaí	n-ildánaí	hildánaí	t-ildánaí

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ildánaige”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language