oiriúnach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • liúnach, oiliúnach
  • leamhnach, oileamhnach, oireamhnach (superseded)[1]

Etymology

From oiriúint +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

oiriúnach (genitive singular masculine oiriúnaigh, genitive singular feminine oiriúnaí, plural oiriúnacha, comparative oiriúnaí)

  1. suitable, fit, proper
  2. fitting, appropriate, meet
  3. expedient (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
  4. respectable (deserving respect)
  5. becoming (pleasingly suitable)
  6. congenial (suitable to one’s needs), convenient
  7. decorous, proper

Declension

Declension of oiriúnach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative oiriúnach oiriúnach oiriúnacha
vocative oiriúnaigh oiriúnacha
genitive oiriúnaí oiriúnacha oiriúnach
dative oiriúnach oiriúnach;
oiriúnaigh (archaic) 		oiriúnacha
Comparative níos oiriúnaí
Superlative is oiriúnaí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of oiriúnach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
oiriúnach n-oiriúnach hoiriúnach 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

  1. ^ “oiriúnach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 280, page 139

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