Iodáil

Irish

Alternative forms

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

Derived terms

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.

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