íostach

Irish

Etymology

íosta (“minimal”) +‎ -ach

Adjective

íostach (genitive singular masculine íostaigh, genitive singular feminine íostaí, plural íostacha, not comparable)

  1. (art, music) minimalist(ic)

Declension

Declension of íostach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative íostach íostach íostacha
vocative íostaigh íostacha
genitive íostaí íostacha íostach
dative íostach íostach;
íostaigh (archaic) 		íostacha
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

Derived terms

Noun

íostach m (genitive singular íostaigh, nominative plural íostaigh)

  1. (art, music) minimalist

Declension

Declension of íostach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative íostach íostaigh
vocative a íostaigh a íostacha
genitive íostaigh íostach
dative íostach íostaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-íostach na híostaigh
genitive an íostaigh na n-íostach
dative leis an íostach
don íostach 		leis na híostaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of íostach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
íostach n-íostach híostach t-íostach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • “íostach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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