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fearúil
fearúil
See also: féarúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- fearamhail (obsolete)
Adjective
fearúil (genitive singular masculine fearúil, genitive singular feminine fearúla, plural fearúla, comparative fearúla)
Declension
Declension of fearúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fearúil | fearúil¹ | fearúla³ | |
| Vocative | fearúil¹ | fearúla | ||
| Genitive | fearúil¹ (archaic) fearúla¹ |
fearúla | fearúla | fearúil |
| Dative | fearúil² | fearúil¹ | fearúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos fearúla | |||
| Superlative | is fearúla | |||
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
Antonyms
- mífhearúil (“unmanly”, adjective)
Related terms
- manliness, manly spirit f
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fearúil | fhearúil | bhfearúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "fearúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “feramail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.