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gnaíúil

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From gnaoi +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gnaíúil (genitive singular masculine gnaíúil, genitive singular feminine gnaíúla, plural gnaíúla, comparative gnaíúla)

  1. decent
  2. generous
    Synonym: mórchroíoch
  3. comely (pleasing or attractive to the eye)
    Synonyms: cumtha, slachtmhar

Declension

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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

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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

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