éirimiúil

Irish

Etymology

From éirim (“riding, driving; course, gallop; movement, journey; range, scope; tenor, drift; inclination, tendency; aptitude, talent; intelligence”) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

éirimiúil (genitive singular masculine éirimiúil, genitive singular feminine éirimiúla, plural éirimiúla, comparative éirimiúla)

  1. lively, spirited; sprightly
  2. talented, gifted; intelligent

Declension

Declension of éirimiúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative éirimiúil éirimiúil éirimiúla
vocative éirimiúil éirimiúla
genitive éirimiúla éirimiúla éirimiúil
dative éirimiúil éirimiúil éirimiúla
Comparative níos éirimiúla
Superlative is éirimiúla

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • éirimiúlacht f (“liveliness, sprightliness; aptitude, intelligence”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of éirimiúil
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éirimiúil n-éirimiúil héirimiúil not applicable

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

References

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