dlíthiúil

Irish

Alternative forms

  • dligheamhail, dlightheamhail, dlightheamhuil, dlighthemhuil (obsolete)

Etymology

From dlí (“law”) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲlʲiːˈhuːlʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈdʲlʲiːhuːlʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲlʲihwəlʲ/[1]

Adjective

dlíthiúil (genitive singular masculine dlíthiúil, genitive singular feminine dlíthiúla, plural dlíthiúla, comparative dlíthiúla)

  1. legal
  2. juridical
  3. lawful

Declension

Declension of dlíthiúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dlíthiúil dhlíthiúil dlíthiúla;
dhlíthiúla2
vocative dhlíthiúil dlíthiúla
genitive dlíthiúla dlíthiúla dlíthiúil
dative dlíthiúil;
dhlíthiúil1 		dhlíthiúil dlíthiúla;
dhlíthiúla2
Comparative níos dlíthiúla
Superlative is dlíthiúla

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

Antonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dlíthiúil
radical lenition eclipsis
dlíthiúil dhlíthiúil ndlíthiúil

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44

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