-úil

See also: uil

Contents

IrishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• -iúil (slender form)
• -amhail, -eamhail (obsolete)

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Irish -amail (compare Manx -oil, Scottish Gaelic -ail, -eil), from Old Irish -amail.

SuffixEdit

-úil

1. Used to form many adjective forms from nouns in Irish, the adjectives having the sense of "like or characteristic of what is denoted by the noun". Similar to English -ly.

   fear (“man”) + ‎-úil → ‎fearúil (“manly”)

   cairde (“friends”) + ‎-úil → ‎cairdiúil (“friendly”)

Usage notesEdit

• All adjectives in -úil are second declension.

DeclensionEdit

Declension of -úil

Second Declension

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	-úil	-úil¹	-úla³
Vocative	-úil¹		-úla
Genitive	-úil¹ (archaic) -úla¹	-úla	-úla	-úil
Dative	-úil²	-úil¹	-úla³
Comparative	níos -úla
Superlative	is -úla

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.

Derived termsEdit

► Irish words suffixed with -úil