gnaíúil
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Adjective
gnaíúil (genitive singular masculine gnaíúil, genitive singular feminine gnaíúla, plural gnaíúla, comparative gnaíúla)
- decent
- generous
- Synonym: mórchroíoch
- comely (pleasing or attractive to the eye)
- Synonyms: cumtha, slachtmhar
Declension
Declension of gnaíúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gnaíúil | ghnaíúil | gnaíúla; ghnaíúla² | |
| Vocative | ghnaíúil | gnaíúla | ||
| Genitive | gnaíúla | gnaíúla | gnaíúil | |
| Dative | gnaíúil; ghnaíúil¹ |
ghnaíúil | gnaíúla; ghnaíúla² | |
| Comparative | níos gnaíúla | |||
| Superlative | is gnaíúla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gnaíúil | ghnaíúil | ngnaíúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gnaíúil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “gnaíúil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gnaíúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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