ildiach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]il- (“poly-”) + dia (“god”) + -ach (adjectival suffix)
Adjective
[edit]ildiach (genitive singular masculine ildiach, genitive singular feminine ildiaiche, plural ildiacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | ildiach | ildiach | ildiacha | |
| vocative | ildiach | ildiacha | ||
| genitive | ildiaiche | ildiacha | ildiach | |
| dative | ildiach | ildiach | ildiacha | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- ildiachaí (“polytheist”)
- ildiachas (“polytheism”)
- ildiachúil (“polytheist”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ildiach | n-ildiach | hildiach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ildiach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN