ildánach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish ildánach (“very gifted, skilled, accomplished, having many gifts or accomplishments”), equivalent to il- (“multi-”) + dán (“art”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]ildánach (genitive singular masculine ildánaigh, genitive singular feminine ildánaí, plural ildánacha, comparative ildánaí)
- versatile, accomplished, multitalented
- Synonyms: ilchumasach, iléirimiúil
- (of education) polytechnic, well-rounded
- Synonyms: ilcheardach, polaiteicniúil
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | ildánach | ildánach | ildánacha | |
| vocative | ildánaigh | ildánacha | ||
| genitive | ildánaí | ildánacha | ildánach | |
| dative | ildánach | ildánach; ildánaigh (archaic) |
ildánacha | |
| Comparative | níos ildánaí | |||
| Superlative | is ildánaí | |||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ildánach | n-ildánach | hildánach | 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]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ildánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 il”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ildánach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ildánach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025