polaitiúil
Irish edit
Etymology edit
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Adjective edit
polaitiúil (genitive singular masculine polaitiúil, genitive singular feminine polaitiúla, plural polaitiúla, comparative polaitiúla)
- political
- Antonym: neamhpholaitiúil
Declension edit
Declension of polaitiúil
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | polaitiúil | pholaitiúil | polaitiúla; pholaitiúla² | |
Vocative | pholaitiúil | polaitiúla | ||
Genitive | polaitiúla | polaitiúla | polaitiúil | |
Dative | polaitiúil; pholaitiúil¹ |
pholaitiúil | polaitiúla; pholaitiúla² | |
Comparative | níos polaitiúla | |||
Superlative | is polaitiúla |
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 edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
polaitiúil | pholaitiúil | bpolaitiúil |
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) “polaitiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “polaitiúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “polaitiúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.