méiniúil

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From méin (“mind, disposition; mien, bearing”) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

méiniúil (genitive singular masculine méiniúil, genitive singular feminine méiniúla, plural méiniúla, comparative méiniúla)

  1. well-disposed, kind, friendly
  2. fruitful, fertile (of land, etc.)

Declension

Declension of méiniúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative méiniúil mhéiniúil méiniúla;
mhéiniúla2
vocative mhéiniúil méiniúla
genitive méiniúla méiniúla méiniúil
dative méiniúil;
mhéiniúil1 		mhéiniúil méiniúla;
mhéiniúla2
Comparative níos méiniúla
Superlative is méiniúla

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • méiniúlacht f (“kindliness, friendliness; fruitfulness, fertility”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of méiniúil
radical lenition eclipsis
méiniúil mhéiniúil not applicable

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

References

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