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Definition 2024
maisiúil
maisiúil
Irish
Adjective
maisiúil (genitive singular feminine maisiúla, plural maisiúla, comparative maisiúla)
Declension
Declension of maisiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | maisiúil | maisiúil¹ | maisiúla³ | |
| Vocative | maisiúil¹ | maisiúla | ||
| Genitive | maisiúil¹ (archaic) maisiúla¹ |
maisiúla | maisiúla | maisiúil |
| Dative | maisiúil² | maisiúil¹ | maisiúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos maisiúla | |||
| Superlative | is maisiúla | |||
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
- maisiúlacht f (“decorativeness, beauty; becomingness, comeliness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| maisiúil | mhaisiúil | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "maisiúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.