éagsúil
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish écsamail, from é- (“un-”) + cosmail (“similar”). Same construction as éagosúil, which was re-formed later from the same elements.
Adjective[edit]
éagsúil (genitive singular masculine éagsúil, genitive singular feminine éagsúla, plural éagsúla, comparative éagsúla)
Declension[edit]
Declension of éagsúil
Derived terms[edit]
- bithéagsúil (“biodiverse”, adjective)
- éagsúlach (“strange, uncommon”, adjective)
- éagsúlacht f (“unlikeness, dissimilarity”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
éagsúil | n-éagsúil | héagsúil | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éagsúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “écsamail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “éagsúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “éagsúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.