# ital
## English
### Etymology 1

Blend of I +‎ vital

#### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈaɪtəl/
* Rhymes: -aɪtəl

#### Noun

ital (countable and uncountable, plural itals)
* (Jamaica, Iyaric) Pure, natural food suiting a Rastafari lifestyle.
** 2009 November 11, Baz Dreisingere, “Kingston: Trading Beach Chairs for Bar Stools”, in The New York Times‎:On the other side of the spectrum are the many ital restaurants that adhere to the Rastafarian dietary laws (no meat, fish or salt).
** 2016, Gabriel J. Christian, Aboard the Commandante Pineres: Dominica, The 11th World Festival of Youth & Students, Cuba July 1978, & the Caribbean Struggle for National Liberation:The minister declined the offer of a parley and "itals"―the term for vegetarian dishes that the Dreads favored.

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

ital (not comparable)
* (proofreading) Abbreviation of italic.

### Anagrams

* ATLI, LIAT, LITA, Lita, TILA, Ta-li, Tail, Tila, alit, alti, lait, tail, tali

## Hungarian
### Etymology

iszik +‎ -tal

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈitɒl]
* Hyphenation: ital
* Rhymes: -ɒl

### Noun

ital (plural italok)
* drink
    Synonym: innivaló
    Coordinate term: étel

#### Derived terms

* üdítőital
* szeszes ital

### See also

* eszik (“to eat”)
* iszik (“to drink”)
* hisz (“to believe, think”)
* visz (“to take, carry”)
* lesz (“to become; will be”)
* tesz (“to do; to put”)
* vesz (“to take, get, grab, buy”)
| Indicative 1st-p. sg. | eszem, iszom, hiszek, viszek, leszek, teszek, veszek | Infinitive | enni, inni, hinni, vinni, lenni, tenni, venni | Pres. part. | evő, ivó, hívő, vivő, lévő/levő, tevő, vevő | evő, ivó, hívő, vivő, lévő/levő, tevő, vevő |
| Indicative 1st-p. sg. | eszem, iszom, hiszek, viszek, leszek, teszek, veszek | Past 1st p. sg. | ettem, ittam, hittem, vittem, lettem, tettem, vettem | Verbal nouns | evés, ivás, (hivés,) vivés, levés, tevés, vevés | evés, ivás, (hivés,) vivés, levés, tevés, vevés |
| Imperative 1st-p. sg. | egyek, igyak, higgyek, vigyek, legyek, tegyek, vegyek | Past 3rd sg. | evett, ivott, hitt, vitt, lett, tett, vett | Other nouns | étel, ital, hitel, vitel, | (lét,) tétel, vétel |
| Imperative 1st-p. sg. | egyek, igyak, higgyek, vigyek, legyek, tegyek, vegyek | (obs./archaic | őn, —, hűn, vín, lőn, tőn, vőn) | Other nouns | — | lény, tény, vény |

### Further reading

* ital in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Jamaican Creole
### Alternative forms

* I-tal, Ital

### Etymology

Blend of I +‎ vital

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaɪˈtal/
* Hyphenation: i‧tal

### Adjective

ital
* healthy (conducive to good health)
    Rastafari dun tell dem about Ital livity.Rastafarianism has already shown them how to lead a healthy lifestyle.
* natural, organic (grown without chemicals)
* saltless, unsalted (without added salt)
    A ital food me cook enuh, without salt, but a that the guests them like.I only cook without salt, you know? That's what the guests like.
* vegetarian, vegan (without meat)
    Mi no eat meat, so my soup ital, but the people dem love it.I don't eat meat, so my soup's always vegetarian. But the people love it.

### Further reading

* Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 308
* ital – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary

## Old High German
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *īdal-. Akin to Old English īdel.

### Adjective

ītal
* empty
* useless