goilliúnach

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡɔˈlʲuːnˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔl̠ʲuːnˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪl̠ʲunˠa(h)/

Adjective

goilliúnach (genitive singular masculine ghoilliúnaigh, genitive singular feminine goilliúnaí, plural goilliúnacha, comparative goilliúnaí)

1. painful, distressing, hurtful to feelings

   (with ar) distressing to, for, (someone)

   Bhí sé an-ghoilliúnach orthu. ― It was very distressing for them.

2. easily hurt, sensitive

   Ná bí chomh goilliúnach sin. ― Don't be so touchy.

Declension

Declension of goilliúnach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	goilliúnach	ghoilliúnach	goilliúnacha; ghoilliúnacha²
Vocative	ghoilliúnaigh		goilliúnacha
Genitive		goilliúnaí	goilliúnacha	goilliúnach
Dative	goilliúnach; ghoilliúnach¹	ghoilliúnach; ghoilliúnaigh (archaic)	goilliúnacha; ghoilliúnacha²
Comparative	níos goilliúnaí
Superlative	is goilliúnaí

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

• róghoilliúnach

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
goilliúnach	ghoilliúnach	ngoilliúnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “goilliúnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN