gnaíúil
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gnaíúil (genitive singular masculine gnaíúil, genitive singular feminine gnaíúla, plural gnaíúla, comparative gnaíúla)
- decent
- generous
- Synonym: mórchroíoch
- comely (pleasing or attractive to the eye)
- Synonyms: cumtha, slachtmhar
Declension edit
Declension of gnaíúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gnaíúil | ghnaíúil | gnaíúla; ghnaíúla² | |
| Vocative | ghnaíúil | gnaíúla | ||
| Genitive | gnaíúla | gnaíúla | gnaíúil | |
| Dative | gnaíúil; ghnaíúil¹ |
ghnaíúil | gnaíúla; ghnaíúla² | |
| Comparative | níos gnaíúla | |||
| Superlative | is gnaíúla | |||
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 |
| gnaíúil | ghnaíúil | ngnaíúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “gnaíúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gnaíúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gnaíúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gnaoiḋeaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 373
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50
