báúil

Irish

Alternative forms

  • báidheamhail, báidheamhuil, báidhiúl (obsolete)
  • bádhmhar, bámhar

Etymology

From bá (“sympathy, liking”) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

báúil (genitive singular masculine báúil, genitive singular feminine báúla, plural báúla, comparative báúla)

  1. sympathetic, well-disposed

Declension

Declension of báúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative báúil bháúil báúla;
bháúla2
vocative bháúil báúla
genitive báúla báúla báúil
dative báúil;
bháúil1 		bháúil báúla;
bháúla2
Comparative níos báúla
Superlative is báúla

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

  • báúlacht f (“sympathy, friendly disposition”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of báúil
radical lenition eclipsis
báúil bháúil mbáúil

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

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