ionadaí

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Connaught - Ráth Chairn) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɴˠə.dˠiː/
• (Munster - Dingle) IPA^(key): /ˌi.nˠə.ˈdˠiː/

Etymology 1

From ionad +‎ -aí. Cognate with Manx ynnydee (“locum tenens”).

Noun

ionadaí m (genitive singular ionadaí, nominative plural ionadaithe)

1. representative, substitute, deputy, locum tenens

Declension

Declension of ionadaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ionadaí ionadaithe Vocative a ionadaí a ionadaithe Genitive ionadaí ionadaithe Dative ionadaí ionadaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ionadaí na hionadaithe Genitive an ionadaí na n-ionadaithe Dative leis an ionadaí don ionadaí leis na hionadaithe

Derived terms

• ionadaíocht

Related terms

• ionadach
• ionadaigh

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ionadaí

1. inflection of ionadach:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Alternative forms

• ionadaighe (obsolete)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ionadaí	n-ionadaí	hionadaí	t-ionadaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• 💬 at 2022 Phonetics and Speech Laboratory