íol

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See also: Iol, iol-, and -iol

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ídal, ídol, from Latin īdōlum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, image, idol), from εἶδος (eîdos, form).

Noun

íol m (genitive singular íl, nominative plural íola)

  1. idol (graven image or representation of anything that is revered)

Declension

Declension of íol (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative íol íola
vocative a íl a íola
genitive íl íol
dative íol íola
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-íol na híola
genitive an íl na n-íol
dative leis an íol
don íol
leis na híola

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of íol
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
íol n-íol híol t-íol

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