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sneachtúil
sneachtúil
Irish
Adjective
sneachtúil (genitive singular masculine sneachtúil, genitive singular feminine sneachtúla, plural sneachtúla, comparative sneachtúla)
Declension
Declension of sneachtúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | sneachtúil | sneachtúil¹ | sneachtúla³ | |
| Vocative | sneachtúil¹ | sneachtúla | ||
| Genitive | sneachtúil¹ (archaic) sneachtúla¹ |
sneachtúla | sneachtúla | sneachtúil |
| Dative | sneachtúil² | sneachtúil¹ | sneachtúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos sneachtúla | |||
| Superlative | is sneachtúla | |||
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.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sneachtúil | shneachtúil after an, tsneachtúil |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "sneachtúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “snechtamail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.