ionadaí

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Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Connaught - Ráth Chairn) IPA(key): /ˈi.ɴˠə.dˠiː/
  • (Munster - Dingle) IPA(key): /ˌi.nˠə.ˈdˠiː/

Etymology 1

From ionad +‎ -aí. Cognate with Manx ynnydee (locum tenens).

Noun

ionadaí m (genitive singular ionadaí, nominative plural ionadaithe)

  1. representative, substitute, deputy, locum tenens
Declension
Declension of ionadaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ionadaí ionadaithe
vocative a ionadaí a ionadaithe
genitive ionadaí ionadaithe
dative ionadaí ionadaithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-ionadaí na hionadaithe
genitive an ionadaí na n-ionadaithe
dative leis an ionadaí
don ionadaí
leis na hionadaithe
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ionadaí

  1. inflection of ionadach:
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. comparative degree
Alternative forms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ionadaí
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ionadaí n-ionadaí hionadaí t-ionadaí

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

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