ildathach

Irish

Etymology

From il- (“multi-, poly-”) +‎ dath (“colour”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

ildathach (genitive singular masculine ildathaigh, genitive singular feminine ildathaí, plural ildathacha, comparative ildathaí)

1. multicolored

   Synonym: ildaite

2. variegated
3. iridescent

   Synonym: ildaite

Declension

Declension of ildathach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ildathach	ildathach	ildathacha
vocative	ildathaigh		ildathacha
genitive		ildathaí	ildathacha	ildathach
dative	ildathach	ildathach; ildathaigh (archaic)	ildathacha
Comparative	níos ildathaí
Superlative	is ildathaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ildathach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ildathach	n-ildathach	hildathach	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ildathach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN