conúil

See also: cónúil

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish conamail (“houndlike”). By surface analysis, cú, con (“hound”) +‎ -úil.

Adjective

conúil (genitive singular feminine conúla, plural conúla, comparative conúla)

  1. doglike, doggish

Declension

Declension of conúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative conúil chonúil conúla;
chonúla2
vocative chonúil conúla
genitive conúla conúla conúil
dative conúil;
chonúil1 		chonúil conúla;
chonúla2
Comparative níos conúla
Superlative is conúla

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of conúil
radical lenition eclipsis
conúil chonúil gconúil

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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