Iodálach

Irish

Alternative forms

• Eadáineach

Etymology

From Middle Irish Etáillech, from Latin ītalicus; synchronically analyzable as An Iodáil (“Italy”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Iodálach (genitive singular masculine Iodálaigh, genitive singular feminine Iodálaí, plural Iodálacha, comparative Iodálaí)

1. Italian (of or pertaining to Italy)

Declension

Declension of Iodálach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Iodálach	Iodálach	Iodálacha
Vocative	Iodálaigh		Iodálacha
Genitive		Iodálaí	Iodálacha	Iodálach
Dative	Iodálach	Iodálach; Iodálaigh (archaic)	Iodálacha
Comparative	níos Iodálaí
Superlative	is Iodálaí

Derived terms

• iodálach (“italic”, adjective)

Noun

Iodálach m (genitive singular Iodálaigh, nominative plural Iodálaigh)

1. an Italian person

Declension

Declension of Iodálach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Iodálach Iodálaigh Vocative a Iodálaigh a Iodálacha Genitive Iodálaigh Iodálach Dative Iodálach Iodálaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tIodálach na hIodálaigh Genitive an Iodálaigh na nIodálach Dative leis an Iodálach don Iodálach leis na hIodálaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Iodálach	nIodálach	hIodálach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Iodálach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Etáillech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Template:R:ga:Dinneen
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Iodálach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Iodálach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024