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saoithiúil

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish suíthemail. By surface analysis, saoi +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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saoithiúil (genitive singular feminine saoithiúla, plural saoithiúla, comparative saoithiúla)

  1. funny, strange, peculiar
    Synonyms: aisteach, ait, éagsúlach
  2. learned, wise
  3. skilled, accomplished
  4. pleasant, entertaining

Declension

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Declension of saoithiúil
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative saoithiúil shaoithiúil saoithiúla;
shaoithiúla²
Vocative shaoithiúil saoithiúla
Genitive saoithiúla saoithiúla saoithiúil
Dative saoithiúil;
shaoithiúil¹ 		shaoithiúil saoithiúla;
shaoithiúla²
Comparative níos saoithiúla
Superlative is saoithiúla

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

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

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 51

Further reading

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