brúidiúil
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From brúid (“brute”) + -úil. Compare Scottish Gaelic brùideil.
Adjective edit
brúidiúil (genitive singular masculine brúidiúil, genitive singular feminine brúidiúla, plural brúidiúla, comparative brúidiúla)
Declension edit
Declension of brúidiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | brúidiúil | bhrúidiúil | brúidiúla; bhrúidiúla² | |
| Vocative | bhrúidiúil | brúidiúla | ||
| Genitive | brúidiúla | brúidiúla | brúidiúil | |
| Dative | brúidiúil; bhrúidiúil¹ |
bhrúidiúil; bhrúidiúil (archaic) |
brúidiúla; bhrúidiúla² | |
| Comparative | níos brúidiúla | |||
| Superlative | is brúidiúla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
- brúidiúlacht f (“brutishness; brutality”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| brúidiúil | bhrúidiúil | mbrúidiúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “brúitemail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “brúideaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 92
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brúidiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “brúidiúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “brúidiúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.