costasúil

Irish

Alternative forms

• costasamhail (superseded)

Etymology

From costas (“cost, expense”) +‎ -úil.

Adjective

costasúil (genitive singular masculine costasúil, genitive singular feminine costasúla, plural costasúla, comparative costasúla)

1. Synonym of costasach (“costly, expensive; sumptuous”)

   Synonym: daor

Declension

Declension of costasúil

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	costasúil	chostasúil	costasúla; chostasúla²
Vocative	chostasúil		costasúla
Genitive		costasúla	costasúla	costasúil
Dative	costasúil; chostasúil¹	chostasúil	costasúla; chostasúla²
Comparative	níos costasúla
Superlative	is costasúla

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

• costasúlacht (“costliness; sumptuousness”)

Related terms

• costasacht (“costliness; sumptuousness”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
costasúil	chostasúil	gcostasúil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “costasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “costasúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.