nithiúil

Irish

Alternative forms

• neitheamhail (obsolete)

Etymology

From ní¹ (“thing”) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

nithiúil (genitive singular masculine nithiúil, genitive singular feminine nithiúla, plural nithiúla, comparative nithiúla)

1. real, concrete, corporeal

Declension

Declension of nithiúil

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	nithiúil	nithiúil	nithiúla
Vocative	nithiúil		nithiúla
Genitive		nithiúla	nithiúla	nithiúil
Dative	nithiúil	nithiúil	nithiúla
Comparative	níos nithiúla
Superlative	is nithiúla

Derived terms

• ainmfhocal nithiúil m (“concrete noun”)
• nithiúlacht f (“reality, concreteness”)

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nithiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “nithiúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “nithiúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.