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-úil
-úil
See also: uil
Irish
Alternative forms
- -iúil (slender form)
- -amhail (obsolete)
Suffix
-úil
- Used to form many adjective forms from nouns in Irish, the adjectives having the sense of "like or characteristic of what is denoted by the noun". Similar to English -ly.
Declension
Declension of -úil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | -úil | -úil¹ | -úla³ | |
| Vocative | -úil¹ | -úla | ||
| Genitive | -úil¹ (archaic) -úla¹ |
-úla | -úla | -úil |
| Dative | -úil² | -úil¹ | -úla³ | |
| Comparative | níos -úla | |||
| Superlative | is -úla | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Usage notes
- All adjectives in -úil are second declension.
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%BAil'>Irish words suffixed with -úil</a>