ildatu

Old Irish

Etymology

From ildae +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈil͈dadu/

Noun

ildatu m (genitive ildatad)

1. plurality, multiplicity

   Synonym: ilardatu

Inflection

Masculine t-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ildatu	—	—
Vocative	ildatu	—	—
Accusative	ildataidN	—	—
Genitive	ildatad	—	—
Dative	ildataidL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of ildatu

radical	lenition	nasalization
ildatu (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-ildatu

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

Further reading

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