fáidhiúil

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fáidemail (“prophetic; having prophetic powers”, adjective), from fáith; equivalent to fáidh +‎ -úil.

Adjective

fáidhiúil (genitive singular masculine fáidhiúil, genitive singular feminine fáidhiúla, plural fáidhiúla, comparative fáidhiúla)

  1. prophetic
    Synonyms: tairngeartach, fáistineach
  2. wise, sagacious

Declension

Declension of fáidhiúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative fáidhiúil fháidhiúil fáidhiúla;
fháidhiúla2
vocative fháidhiúil fáidhiúla
genitive fáidhiúla fáidhiúla fáidhiúil
dative fáidhiúil;
fháidhiúil1 		fháidhiúil fáidhiúla;
fháidhiúla2
Comparative níos fáidhiúla
Superlative is fáidhiúla

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

  • fáidhiúlacht (“prophetic quality; sagaciousness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of fáidhiúil
radical lenition eclipsis
fáidhiúil fháidhiúil bhfáidhiúil

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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