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torthúil
torthúil
Irish
Adjective
torthúil (genitive singular masculine torthúil, genitive singular feminine torthúla, plural torthúla, comparative torthúla)
Declension
Declension of torthúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | torthúil | torthúil¹ | torthúla³ | |
| Vocative | torthúil¹ | torthúla | ||
| Genitive | torthúil¹ (archaic) torthúla¹ |
torthúla | torthúla | torthúil |
| Dative | torthúil² | torthúil¹ | torthúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos torthúla | |||
| Superlative | is torthúla | |||
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
Derived terms
- torthúlacht f (“fruitfulness, fertility, richness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| torthúil | thorthúil | dtorthúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "torthúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.