idéal

See also: ideal, Ideal, ideał, and ideál

French

Etymology

From Late Latin ideālis (“existing in idea”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέᾱ (idéā, “idea”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /i.de.al/
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Adjective

idéal (feminine singular idéale, masculine plural idéaux, feminine plural idéales)

  1. ideal

Further reading

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

Borrowing from French idéal, from Late Latin ideālis (“existing in idea”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέᾱ (idéā, “idea”).

Noun

idéal m (genitive singular idéil, nominative plural idéil)

  1. ideal

Declension
Declension of idéal

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative idéal idéil
Vocative a idéil a idéala
Genitive idéil idéal
Dative idéal idéil

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-idéal na hidéil
Genitive an idéil na n-idéal
Dative leis an idéal

don idéal

 leis na hidéil

Derived terms
  • idéalach (“ideal”, adjective)
  • idéalacht (“ideality”)
  • idéalaí (“idealist”)
  • idéalaigh (“idealize”, transitive verb)
  • idéalachas (“idealism”)
  • idéalaíoch (“idealistic”, adjective)
  • idéalú (“idealization”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
idéal n-idéal hidéal t-idéal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "idéal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “ideal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • Entries containing “idéal” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “idéal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Norman

Etymology

From Late Latin ideālis (“existing in idea”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέᾱ (idéā, “idea”).

Adjective

idéal m

  1. (Jersey) ideal

Derived terms
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