cairdiúil

Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

caradamhail, cairdeamhuil, cáirdeamhuil (obsolete)
cairdeamhail, cáirdeamhail (superseded)
caradúil (dialectal)

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish cairdemail. By surface analysis, cairde (“friends”) +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation edit

(Munster) IPA^(key): /kɑːɾˠˈdʲuːlʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːɾˠdʲuːlʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkæːɾˠdʲulʲ/

Adjective edit

cairdiúil (genitive singular masculine cairdiúil, genitive singular feminine cairdiúla, plural cairdiúla, comparative cairdiúla)

friendly
Synonyms: lách, muinteartha

Declension edit

Declension of cairdiúil

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	cairdiúil	chairdiúil	cairdiúla; chairdiúla²
Vocative	chairdiúil	chairdiúil	cairdiúla
Genitive	chairdiúil	cairdiúla	cairdiúla	cairdiúil
Dative	cairdiúil; chairdiúil¹	chairdiúil	cairdiúla; chairdiúla²
Comparative	níos cairdiúla
Superlative	is cairdiúla

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

cairdiúlacht (“friendliness”)
daonchairdiúil (“philanthropic”)

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cairdiúil	chairdiúil	gcairdiúil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.