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flaithiúil
flaithiúil
Irish
Adjective
flaithiúil (genitive singular masculine flaithiúil, genitive singular feminine flaithiúla, plural flaithiúla, comparative flaithiúla)
Declension
Declension of flaithiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | flaithiúil | flaithiúil¹ | flaithiúla³ | |
| Vocative | flaithiúil¹ | flaithiúla | ||
| Genitive | flaithiúil¹ (archaic) flaithiúla¹ |
flaithiúla | flaithiúla | flaithiúil |
| Dative | flaithiúil² | flaithiúil¹ | flaithiúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos flaithiúla | |||
| Superlative | is flaithiúla | |||
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.
Synonyms
- (lavish, generous): flaithiúlach
Derived terms
- flaithiúlacht f (“princeliness; munificence, lavishness, generosity”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| flaithiúil | fhlaithiúil | bhflaithiúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "flaithiúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “flaithemail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.