-iú

See also: iu, IU, .iu, and -iu

Irish

Alternative forms

  • -ú (broad form)
  • -iughadh (obsolete)

Etymology

From -igh +‎ -adh.

Suffix

-iú m

  1. slender form of -ú
    Regular verbal noun of second-conjugation verbs, notably verbs in -igh.

Usage notes

  • May be used as a noun, which then decline as irregular masculine nouns (which may or may not have a plural):
    milsigh (“sweeten”, verb) → milsiú m (“sweetness”, noun)

Declension

Declension of -iú (irregular)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative -iú -ithe
vocative a -iú a -ithe
genitive -ithe -ithe
dative -iú -ithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an -iú na -ithe
genitive an -ithe na -ithe
dative leis an -iú
don -iú 		leis na -ithe
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