From Middle Irish Etáillech,[1] from Latin ītalicus. By surface analysis, An Iodáil (“Italy”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Iodálach (genitive singular masculine Iodálaigh, genitive singular feminine Iodálaí, plural Iodálacha, comparative Iodálaí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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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 |
radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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Iodálach | nIodálach | hIodálach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.