mianúil

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish míanamail (“desirous”), from mían (“desire, inclination; object of desire”). By surface analysis, mian (“desire, wish”) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

mianúil (genitive singular masculine mianúil, genitive singular feminine mianúla, plural mianúla, comparative mianúla)

  1. desirous (ar, chun (“of”))
    Synonym: mianach

Declension

Declension of mianúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative mianúil mhianúil mianúla;
mhianúla2
vocative mhianúil mianúla
genitive mianúla mianúla mianúil
dative mianúil;
mhianúil1 		mhianúil mianúla;
mhianúla2
Comparative níos mianúla
Superlative is mianúla

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 mianúil
radical lenition eclipsis
mianúil mhianúil not applicable

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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