Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish máthramail. Equivalent to máthair +‎ -úil.

Adjective

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máithriúil (genitive singular masculine máithriúil, genitive singular feminine máithriúla, plural máithriúla, comparative máithriúla)

  1. mother-like, motherly, maternal
  2. tender, kind

Declension

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Coordinate terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
máithriúil mháithriúil not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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