daonchairdiúil
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From daon- (“people [combining form]”) + cairdiúil (“friendly”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪eːn̪xɑːɾˠˌdʲuːlʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪iːn̪xɑːɾˠdʲuːlʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪iːn̪xæːɾˠdʲulʲ/
Adjective
[edit]daonchairdiúil (genitive singular masculine daonchairdiúil, genitive singular feminine daonchairdiúla, plural daonchairdiúla, comparative daonchairdiúla)
Declension
[edit]Declension of daonchairdiúil
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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
[edit]- daonchairdeas (“philanthropy”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daonchairdiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN