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bisiúil
bisiúil
Irish
Adjective
bisiúil (genitive singular feminine bisiúla, plural bisiúla, comparative bisiúla)
Declension
Declension of bisiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bisiúil | bisiúil¹ | bisiúla³ | |
| Vocative | bisiúil¹ | bisiúla | ||
| Genitive | bisiúil¹ (archaic) bisiúla¹ |
bisiúla | bisiúla | bisiúil |
| Dative | bisiúil² | bisiúil¹ | bisiúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos bisiúla | |||
| Superlative | is bisiúla | |||
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
- (prolific): torthúil
Derived terms
- bisiúlacht f (“productivity; fecundity, prolificacy”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bisiúil | bhisiúil | mbisiúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "bisiúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.