ilghairdeas

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From il- +‎ gairdeas.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʌlˠˌɣɑːɾˠd̪ˠəsˠ/[2] (as if spelled iolghardas)

Noun

ilghairdeas m (genitive singular ilgahairdis)

  1. general rejoicing

Declension

Declension of ilgahairdeas (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative ilgahairdeas
vocative a ilgahairdis
genitive ilgahairdis
dative ilgahairdeas
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an t-ilgahairdeas
genitive an ilgahairdis
dative leis an ilgahairdeas
don ilgahairdeas

Mutation

Mutated forms of ilghairdeas
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ilghairdeas n-ilghairdeas hilghairdeas t-ilghairdeas

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

References

  1. ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “iolġáirdeas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 402
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 404, page 133

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