módúil
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From mód (“mode”) + -úil (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
módúil (genitive singular masculine módúil, genitive singular feminine módúla, plural módúla, comparative módúla)
Declension edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “módúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “módúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “módúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.