maisiúil

Irish

Etymology

From maise (“adornment, beauty; becomingness, comeliness”) +‎ -úil.

Adjective

maisiúil (genitive singular feminine maisiúla, plural maisiúla, comparative maisiúla)

  1. decorative, beautiful
  2. elegant
  3. becoming, comely

Declension

Declension of maisiúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative maisiúil mhaisiúil maisiúla;
mhaisiúla2
vocative mhaisiúil maisiúla
genitive maisiúla maisiúla maisiúil
dative maisiúil;
mhaisiúil1 		mhaisiúil maisiúla;
mhaisiúla2
Comparative níos maisiúla
Superlative is maisiúla

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

  • maisiúlacht f (“decorativeness, beauty; becomingness, comeliness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of maisiúil
radical lenition eclipsis
maisiúil mhaisiúil 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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