modhail

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

modh (“good manners, breeding, civility, courtesy”) +‎ -ail. Compare Irish modhúil.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɣal/

Adjective

modhail (genitive singular masculine mhodhail, genitive singular feminine modhaile, nominative plural modhail, comparative nas modhaile, superlative as modhaile)

courteous, mannerly, polite
bi modhail! ― behave!

Am faod sinn a dhol ann? Faodaidh air chòir 's gum bi sibh modhail.
Can we come? You may as long as you are polite.
gracious, civil, complaisant
ceremonial
fashionable, modish

Declension

Declension of *modhail* (type II adjective)
	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	modhail	mhodhail	modhail
genitive	mhodhail	modhaile, modhail	modhail
dative	modhail	mhodhail	modhail
vocative	mhodhail	mhodhail	modhail

Mutation

Mutation of *modhail*
radical	lenition
modhail	mhodhail

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.