daonchairdiúil

Irish

Etymology

From daon- (“people [combining form]”) +‎ cairdiúil (“friendly”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪eːn̪xɑːɾˠˌdʲuːlʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪iːn̪xɑːɾˠdʲuːlʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪iːn̪xæːɾˠdʲulʲ/

Adjective

daonchairdiúil (genitive singular masculine daonchairdiúil, genitive singular feminine daonchairdiúla, plural daonchairdiúla, comparative daonchairdiúla)

  1. philanthropic, humanitarian

Declension

Declension of daonchairdiúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative daonchairdiúil dhaonchairdiúil daonchairdiúla;
dhaonchairdiúla2
vocative dhaonchairdiúil daonchairdiúla
genitive daonchairdiúla daonchairdiúla daonchairdiúil
dative daonchairdiúil;
dhaonchairdiúil1 		dhaonchairdiúil daonchairdiúla;
dhaonchairdiúla2
Comparative níos daonchairdiúla
Superlative is daonchairdiúla

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

  • daonchairdeas (“philanthropy”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of daonchairdiúil
radical lenition eclipsis
daonchairdiúil dhaonchairdiúil ndaonchairdiúil

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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