cáiliúil

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

cáil +‎ -úil

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kɑːˈlʲuːlʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːlʲuːlʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkæːlʲulʲ/

Adjective

cáiliúil (genitive singular masculine cáiliúil, genitive singular feminine cáiliúla, plural cáiliúla, comparative cáiliúla)

  1. celebrated for quality, famous
  2. of medium quality, middling

Declension

Declension of cáiliúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative cáiliúil cháiliúil cáiliúla;
cháiliúla2
vocative cháiliúil cáiliúla
genitive cáiliúla cáiliúla cáiliúil
dative cáiliúil;
cháiliúil1 		cháiliúil cáiliúla;
cháiliúla2
Comparative níos cáiliúla
Superlative is cáiliúla

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cáiliúil
radical lenition eclipsis
cáiliúil cháiliúil gcáiliúil

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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