Iodáil

Irish

Alternative forms

• Eadáine

Etymology

From Old Irish Etáil (whence also Scottish Gaelic Eadailt and Manx Iddaal), from Latin Ītalia (“Italy”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈd̪ˠɑːlʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɪd̪ˠɑːlʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɪd̪ˠælʲ/

Proper noun

An Iodáil f (genitive na hIodáile)

1. Italy (a country in Southern Europe; official name: Poblacht na hIodáile)

Declension

Declension of Iodáil (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Iodáil vocative a Iodáil genitive Iodáile dative Iodáil forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Iodáil genitive na hIodáile dative leis an Iodáil don Iodáil

Derived terms

• Iodáilis f (“the Italian language”)
• Iodálach (“Italian”, adjective)
• Iodálach m (“an Italian”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of Iodáil

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Iodáil	nIodáil	hIodáil	not applicable

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Iodáil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Iodáil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024