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barántúil
barántúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- barántamhail (obsolete)
Adjective
barántúil (genitive singular masculine barántúil, genitive singular feminine barántúla, plural barántúla, comparative barántúla)
Declension
Declension of barántúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | barántúil | barántúil¹ | barántúla³ | |
| Vocative | barántúil¹ | barántúla | ||
| Genitive | barántúil¹ (archaic) barántúla¹ |
barántúla | barántúla | barántúil |
| Dative | barántúil² | barántúil¹ | barántúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos barántúla | |||
| Superlative | is barántúla | |||
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.
Derived terms
- barántúlacht f (“trustworthiness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| barántúil | bharántúil | mbarántúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "barántúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “barántamail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.