builiúil
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
builiúil (genitive singular masculine builiúil, genitive singular feminine builiúla, plural builiúla, comparative builiúla)
Declension edit
Declension of builiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | builiúil | bhuiliúil | builiúla; bhuiliúla² | |
| Vocative | bhuiliúil | builiúla | ||
| Genitive | builiúla | builiúla | builiúil | |
| Dative | builiúil; bhuiliúil¹ |
bhuiliúil | builiúla; bhuiliúla² | |
| Comparative | níos builiúla | |||
| Superlative | is builiúla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| builiúil | bhuiliúil | mbuiliúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “builiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN