ildathach
Irish
Etymology
From il- (“multi-, poly-”) + dath (“colour”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
ildathach (genitive singular masculine ildathaigh, genitive singular feminine ildathaí, plural ildathacha, comparative ildathaí)
- multicolored
- Synonym: ildaite
- variegated
- iridescent
- Synonym: ildaite
Declension
Declension of ildathach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ildathach | ildathach | ildathacha | |
| Vocative | ildathaigh | ildathacha | ||
| Genitive | ildathaí | ildathacha | ildathach | |
| Dative | ildathach | ildathach; ildathaigh (archaic) | ildathacha | |
| Comparative | níos ildathaí | |||
| Superlative | is ildathaí | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ildathach | n-ildathach | hildathach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ildathach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.