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éirimiúil
éirimiúil
Irish
Adjective
éirimiúil (genitive singular masculine éirimiúil, genitive singular feminine éirimiúla, plural éirimiúla, comparative éirimiúla)
Declension
Declension of éirimiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | éirimiúil | éirimiúil¹ | éirimiúla³ | |
| Vocative | éirimiúil¹ | éirimiúla | ||
| Genitive | éirimiúil¹ (archaic) éirimiúla¹ |
éirimiúla | éirimiúla | éirimiúil |
| Dative | éirimiúil² | éirimiúil¹ | éirimiúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos éirimiúla | |||
| Superlative | is éirimiúla | |||
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
- éirimiúlacht f (“liveliness, sprightliness; aptitude, intelligence”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| éirimiúil | n-éirimiúil | héirimiúil | t-éirimiúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "éirimiúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.