módúil

Irish

Etymology

From mód (“mode”) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

módúil (genitive singular masculine módúil, genitive singular feminine módúla, plural módúla, comparative módúla)

1. (mathematics, music) modal

Declension

Declension of módúil

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	módúil	mhódúil	módúla; mhódúla²
Vocative	mhódúil		módúla
Genitive		módúla	módúla	módúil
Dative	módúil; mhódúil¹	mhódúil	módúla; mhódúla²
Comparative	níos módúla
Superlative	is módúla

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “módúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “módúil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “módúil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024