bisiúil
Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
bisiúil (genitive singular feminine bisiúla, plural bisiúla, comparative bisiúla)
Declension
Declension of bisiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bisiúil | bhisiúil | bisiúla; bhisiúla² | |
| Vocative | bhisiúil | bisiúla | ||
| Genitive | bisiúla | bisiúla | bisiúil | |
| Dative | bisiúil; bhisiúil¹ |
bhisiúil | bisiúla; bhisiúla² | |
| Comparative | níos bisiúla | |||
| Superlative | is bisiúla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (prolific): torthúil
Derived terms
- bisiúlacht f (“productivity; fecundity, prolificacy”)
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bisiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN