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)

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

Declension

Declension of Iodáil

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

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

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Iodáil	nIodáil	hIodáil	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Entries containing “Iodáil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “Iodáil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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