innealta

Irish

Etymology 1

From innill (“arrange, adjust, set; order, array; equip; plot, plan”, verb) +‎ -ta.

Participle

innealta

  1. past participle of innill (“arrange, adjust, set; order, array; equip; plot, plan”)

Adjective

innealta

  1. ordered, arranged, ready; neat, elegant, smart
  2. deft, skilled

Etymology 2

Noun

innealta m

  1. 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

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • inealta

Adjective

innealta

  1. well-ordered, -adorned
  2. conformed to art
  3. ingenious
  4. artificial
  5. neat
  6. well-made
  7. sprightly
  8. handsome
  9. elegant
  10. active
  11. artistic

Derived terms

  • broid-innealta (“embroidered”, adjective)
  • mì-innealta (“inelegant, ungenteel, clumsy unseemly, ungraceful”, adjective)

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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