gnaíúil

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From gnaoi +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gnaíúil (genitive singular masculine gnaíúil, genitive singular feminine gnaíúla, plural gnaíúla, comparative gnaíúla)

  1. decent
  2. generous
    Synonym: mórchroíoch
  3. comely (pleasing or attractive to the eye)
    Synonyms: cumtha, slachtmhar

Declension

Declension of gnaíúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative gnaíúil ghnaíúil gnaíúla;
ghnaíúla2
vocative ghnaíúil gnaíúla
genitive gnaíúla gnaíúla gnaíúil
dative gnaíúil;
ghnaíúil1 		ghnaíúil gnaíúla;
ghnaíúla2
Comparative níos gnaíúla
Superlative is gnaíúla

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 gnaíúil
radical lenition eclipsis
gnaíúil ghnaíúil ngnaíúil

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, § 133, page 51

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