idéal

See also: ideal, Ideal, ideał, and ideál

French

Etymology

From Late Latin ideālis (“existing in idea”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέᾱ (idéā, “idea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.de.al/

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Adjective

idéal (feminine idéale, masculine plural idéaux, feminine plural idéales)

1. ideal

Related terms

• idéalement
• idée

 

Further reading

• “idéal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• délai, délia, laide

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Irish

Etymology

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Borrowing from French idéal, from Late Latin ideālis (“existing in idea”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέᾱ (idéā, “idea”).

Noun

idéal m (genitive singular idéil, nominative plural idéil)

1. ideal

Declension

Declension of idéal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative idéal idéil Vocative a idéil a idéala Genitive idéil idéal Dative idéal idéil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-idéal na hidéil Genitive an idéil na n-idéal Dative leis an idéal don idéal leis na hidéil

Derived terms

• idéalach (“ideal”, adjective)
• idéalacht (“ideality”)
• idéalaí (“idealist”)
• idéalaigh (“idealize”, transitive verb)

 

Related terms

• idéalachas (“idealism”)
• idéalaíoch (“idealistic”, adjective)
• idéalú (“idealization”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “idéal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “ideal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “idéal”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “idéal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Norman

Etymology

From Late Latin ideālis (“existing in idea”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέᾱ (idéā, “idea”).

Adjective

idéal m

1. (Jersey) ideal

Derived terms

• idéalement (“ideally”)