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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ildánach (“very gifted, skilled, accomplished, having many gifts or accomplishments”), equivalent to il- (“multi-”) + dán (“art”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
ildánach (genitive singular masculine ildánaigh, genitive singular feminine ildánaí, plural ildánacha, comparative ildánaí)
- versatile, accomplished, multitalented
- Synonyms: ilchumasach, iléirimiúil
- (of education) polytechnic, well-rounded
- Synonyms: ilcheardach, polaiteicniúil
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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ildánach
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n-ildánach
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hildánach
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not applicable
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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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References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ildánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 il”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “ildánach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ildánach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.