prionsúil
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From prionsa (“prince”) + -úil (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
prionsúil (genitive singular masculine prionsúil, genitive singular feminine prionsúla, plural prionsúla, comparative prionsúla)
- princely (relating to a prince)
Declension edit
Declension of prionsúil
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | prionsúil | phrionsúil | prionsúla; phrionsúla² | |
Vocative | phrionsúil | prionsúla | ||
Genitive | prionsúla | prionsúla | prionsúil | |
Dative | prionsúil; phrionsúil¹ |
phrionsúil | prionsúla; phrionsúla² | |
Comparative | níos prionsúla | |||
Superlative | is prionsúla |
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
- prionsúlacht f (“princeliness”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
prionsúil | phrionsúil | bprionsúil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “prionsúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN