innealta
Irish
Etymology 1
From innill (“arrange, adjust, set; order, array; equip; plot, plan”, verb) + -ta.
Participle
innealta
- past participle of innill (“arrange, adjust, set; order, array; equip; plot, plan”)
Adjective
innealta
- ordered, arranged, ready; neat, elegant, smart
- deft, skilled
Noun
innealta m
- genitive singular of inleadh (“arrangement, adjustment; preparation”, verbal noun of innill)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| innealta | n-innealta | hinnealta | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “innealta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- inealta
Etymology
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Adjective
innealta
- well-ordered, -adorned
- conformed to art
- ingenious
- artificial
- neat
- well-made
- sprightly
- handsome
- elegant
- active
- artistic
Derived terms
- broid-innealta (“embroidered”, adjective)
- mì-innealta (“inelegant, ungenteel, clumsy unseemly, ungraceful”, adjective)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “innealta”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN