goilliúnach

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡɔˈlʲuːnˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔl̠ʲuːnˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪl̠ʲunˠa(h)/

Adjective

goilliúnach (genitive singular masculine ghoilliúnaigh, genitive singular feminine goilliúnaí, plural goilliúnacha, comparative goilliúnaí)

  1. painful, distressing, hurtful to feelings
    (with ar) distressing to, for, (someone)
    Bhí sé an-ghoilliúnach orthu. ― It was very distressing for them.
  2. easily hurt, sensitive
    Ná bí chomh goilliúnach sin. ― Don't be so touchy.

Declension

Declension of goilliúnach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative goilliúnach ghoilliúnach goilliúnacha;
ghoilliúnacha2
vocative ghoilliúnaigh goilliúnacha
genitive goilliúnaí goilliúnacha goilliúnach
dative goilliúnach;
ghoilliúnach1 		ghoilliúnach;
ghoilliúnaigh (archaic) 		goilliúnacha;
ghoilliúnacha2
Comparative níos goilliúnaí
Superlative is goilliúnaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of goilliúnach
radical lenition eclipsis
goilliúnach ghoilliúnach ngoilliúnach

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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