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French
Etymology
From Late Latin ideālis (“existing in idea”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέᾱ (idéā, “idea”).
Pronunciation
Noun
idéal m (plural idéaux)
- ideal
Adjective
idéal (feminine idéale, masculine plural idéaux, feminine plural idéales)
- ideal
Descendants
Further reading
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Irish
Etymology
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)
- ideal
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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idéal
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n-idéal
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hidéal
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t-idéal
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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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
Norman
Etymology
From Late Latin ideālis (“existing in idea”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέᾱ (idéā, “idea”).
Adjective
idéal m
- (Jersey) ideal
Derived terms