*īdalaz

Runic: ᛁᛞᚨᛚᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈiː.ðɑ.lɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

idle, void, unused

Etymology

A denominative adjective, from pre-Germanic *ih₁-tlo- or *ih₁tolos, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁-. Related to Russian я́ловый (jálovyj, ‘barren’), Latvian jēls (‘raw, uncooked’), Welsh iâl (‘clearing, glade’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	īdalaz	īdalō	īdalą, -atō	īdalai	īdalôz	īdalō
Acc.	īdalanǭ	īdalǭ	īdalą, -atō	īdalanz	īdalōz	īdalō
Gen.	īdalas, -is	īdalaizōz	īdalas, -is	īdalaizǫ̂	īdalaizǫ̂	īdalaizǫ̂
Dat.	īdalammai	īdalaizōi	īdalammai	īdalaimaz	īdalaimaz	īdalaimaz
Inst.	īdalanō	īdalaizō	īdalanō	īdalaimiz	īdalaimiz	īdalaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	īdalô	īdalǭ	īdalô	īdalaniz	īdalōniz	īdalōnō
Acc.	īdalanų	īdalōnų	īdalô	īdalanunz	īdalōnunz	īdalōnō
Gen.	īdaliniz	īdalōniz	īdaliniz	īdalanǫ̂	īdalōnǫ̂	īdalanǫ̂
Dat.	īdalini	īdalōni	īdalini	īdalammaz	īdalōmaz	īdalammaz
Inst.	īdalinē	īdalōnē	īdalinē	īdalammiz	īdalōmiz	īdalammiz

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Descendants

īdel (Old English)
- ydel, idel, idil, idill, idul, idyl, idyll, ydell, ydil, ydill, ydul, ydull (Middle English)
  - idle (English)
  - idle (Scots)
īdel (Old Frisian)
īdal (Old Saxon)
- îdel (Middle Low German)
  - iedel (German Low German)
īdil (Old Dutch)
- idel (Middle Dutch)
  - ijdel (Dutch)
    - ydel, yl (Afrikaans)
    - iedel (Negerhollands)
īdel (Old Dutch)
- idel (Middle Dutch)
  - ijdel (Dutch)
    - ydel, yl (Afrikaans)
    - iedel (Negerhollands)
ītal (Old High German)
- ītel (Middle High German)
  - eitel (German)

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