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aithriúil
aithriúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- aithreamhail (superseded)
- athairiúil
- atharúil
Adjective
aithriúil (genitive singular feminine aithriúla, plural aithriúla, comparative aithriúla)
Declension
Declension of aithriúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aithriúil | aithriúil¹ | aithriúla³ | |
| Vocative | aithriúil¹ | aithriúla | ||
| Genitive | aithriúil¹ (archaic) aithriúla¹ |
aithriúla | aithriúla | aithriúil |
| Dative | aithriúil² | aithriúil¹ | aithriúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos aithriúla | |||
| Superlative | is aithriúla | |||
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
- mí-aithriúil (“unfatherly”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aithriúil | n-aithriúil | haithriúil | t-aithriúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “aithremail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “aiṫreaṁail” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "aithriúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.