ildiach
Irish
Etymology
il- (“poly-”) + dia (“god”) + -ach (adjectival suffix)
Adjective
ildiach (genitive singular masculine ildiach, genitive singular feminine ildiaiche, plural ildiacha, not comparable)
- polytheistic
Declension
Declension of ildiach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ildiach | ildiach | ildiacha | |
| Vocative | ildiach | ildiacha | ||
| Genitive | ildiaiche | ildiacha | ildiach | |
| Dative | ildiach | ildiach | ildiacha | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
Derived terms
- ildiachaí (“polytheist”)
- ildiachas (“polytheism”)
- ildiachúil (“polytheist”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ildiach | n-ildiach | hildiach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "ildiach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.