alpúil
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom alp (“swallow whole, devour; grab”, verb) + -úil (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editalpúil (genitive singular masculine alpúil, genitive singular feminine alpúla, plural alpúla, comparative alpúla)
- Alternative form of alpach (“voracious, greedy; grabbing”)
Declension
editDeclension of alpúil
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
alpúil | n-alpúil | halpúil | not applicable |
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) “alpúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN