Iosraeilíteach

Iosraeilíteach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Israelítach, from Latin Isrāēlīta (“Israelite”) (+ -ach), from Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της (Isrāēlī́tēs, “Israelite”).

Adjective

Iosraeilíteach (genitive singular masculine Iosraeilítigh, genitive singular feminine Iosraeilítí, plural Iosraeilíteacha, not comparable)

1. (biblical) Israelite

Declension

Declension of Iosraeilíteach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Iosraeilíteach	Iosraeilíteach	Iosraeilíteacha
Vocative	Iosraeilítigh		Iosraeilíteacha
Genitive		Iosraeilítí	Iosraeilíteacha	Iosraeilíteach
Dative	Iosraeilíteach	Iosraeilíteach; Iosraeilítigh (archaic)	Iosraeilíteacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Related terms

• Tír Iosrael (“the Land of Israel”)

Noun

Iosraeilíteach m (genitive singular Iosraeilítigh, nominative plural Iosraeilítigh)

1. (biblical) Israelite

Declension

Declension of Iosraeilíteach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Iosraeilíteach Iosraeilítigh Vocative a Iosraeilítigh a Iosraeilíteacha Genitive Iosraeilítigh Iosraeilíteach Dative Iosraeilíteach Iosraeilítigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tIosraeilíteach na hIosraeilítigh Genitive an Iosraeilítigh na nIosraeilíteach Dative leis an Iosraeilíteach don Iosraeilíteach leis na hIosraeilítigh

Mutation

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

See also

• Iosraelach

Further reading

• "Iosraeilíteach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “Israelítach”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
• “Israelite” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.