daonchairdiúil

Irish

Etymology

From daon- (“people [combining form]”) +‎ cairdiúil (“friendly”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪eːn̪xɑːɾˠˌdʲuːlʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪iːn̪xɑːɾˠdʲuːlʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪iːn̪xæːɾˠdʲulʲ/

Adjective

daonchairdiúil (genitive singular masculine daonchairdiúil, genitive singular feminine daonchairdiúla, plural daonchairdiúla, comparative daonchairdiúla)

1. philanthropic, humanitarian

Declension

Declension of daonchairdiúil

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	daonchairdiúil	dhaonchairdiúil	daonchairdiúla; dhaonchairdiúla²
Vocative	dhaonchairdiúil		daonchairdiúla
Genitive		daonchairdiúla	daonchairdiúla	daonchairdiúil
Dative	daonchairdiúil; dhaonchairdiúil¹	dhaonchairdiúil	daonchairdiúla; dhaonchairdiúla²
Comparative	níos daonchairdiúla
Superlative	is daonchairdiúla

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

• daonchairdeas (“philanthropy”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
daonchairdiúil	dhaonchairdiúil	ndaonchairdiúil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daonchairdiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN