sagartúil

Irish

Alternative forms

• sagartamhail (obsolete)

Etymology

From sagart +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [sˠɑɡəɾˠˈt̪ˠuːlʲ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈsˠaɡəɾˠt̪ˠuːlʲ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈsˠaɡəɾˠt̪ˠulʲ]

Adjective

sagartúil (genitive singular masculine sagartúil, genitive singular feminine sagartúla, plural sagartúla, comparative sagartúla)

1. priestly, sacerdotal

   Synonym: sagartach

Declension

Declension of sagartúil

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	sagartúil	shagartúil	sagartúla; shagartúla²
Vocative	shagartúil		sagartúla
Genitive		sagartúla	sagartúla	sagartúil
Dative	sagartúil; shagartúil¹	shagartúil	sagartúla; shagartúla²
Comparative	níos sagartúla
Superlative	is sagartúla

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

• sagartúlacht

Related terms

• sagartacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sagartúil	shagartúil after an, tsagartúil	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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