cóiriúil

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cóir +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːɾʲuːlʲ/[2]

Adjective

cóiriúil (genitive singular masculine cóiriúil, genitive singular feminine cóiriúla, plural cóiriúla, comparative cóiriúla)

  1. favourable

Declension

Declension of cóiriúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative cóiriúil chóiriúil cóiriúla;
chóiriúla2
vocative chóiriúil cóiriúla
genitive cóiriúla cóiriúla cóiriúil
dative cóiriúil;
chóiriúil1 		chóiriúil cóiriúla;
chóiriúla2
Comparative níos cóiriúla
Superlative is cóiriúla

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

Synonyms

  • fabhrach

Mutation

Mutated forms of cóiriúil
radical lenition eclipsis
cóiriúil chóiriúil gcóiriúil

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

References

  1. ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “cóireamail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 228; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 160

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