matamaiticiúil
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom matamaitic (“mathematics”) + -úil (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editmatamaiticiúil (genitive singular masculine matamaiticiúil, genitive singular feminine matamaiticiúla, plural matamaiticiúla, comparative matamaiticiúla)
Declension
editDeclension of matamaiticiúil
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | matamaiticiúil | mhatamaiticiúil | matamaiticiúla; mhatamaiticiúla² | |
Vocative | mhatamaiticiúil | matamaiticiúla | ||
Genitive | matamaiticiúla | matamaiticiúla | matamaiticiúil | |
Dative | matamaiticiúil; mhatamaiticiúil¹ |
mhatamaiticiúil | matamaiticiúla; mhatamaiticiúla² | |
Comparative | níos matamaiticiúla | |||
Superlative | is matamaiticiúla |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
matamaiticiúil | mhatamaiticiúil | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “matamaiticiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “mathematical”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “numerate”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024