broidiúil
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From broid (“captive”) + -úil.
Adjective edit
broidiúil (genitive singular masculine broidiúil, genitive singular feminine broidiúla, plural broidiúla, comparative broidiúla)
Declension edit
Declension of broidiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | broidiúil | bhroidiúil | broidiúla; bhroidiúla² | |
| Vocative | bhroidiúil | broidiúla | ||
| Genitive | broidiúla | broidiúla | broidiúil | |
| Dative | broidiúil; bhroidiúil¹ |
bhroidiúil; bhroidiúil (archaic) |
broidiúla; bhroidiúla² | |
| Comparative | níos broidiúla | |||
| Superlative | is broidiúla | |||
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 |
| broidiúil | bhroidiúil | mbroidiúil |
| 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) “broidiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “broideaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 90
- Entries containing “broidiúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “broidiúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.