gnaíúil
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]gnaíúil (genitive singular masculine gnaíúil, genitive singular feminine gnaíúla, plural gnaíúla, comparative gnaíúla)
- decent
- generous
- Synonym: mórchroíoch
- comely (pleasing or attractive to the eye)
- Synonyms: cumtha, slachtmhar
Declension
[edit]| Positive | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | strong noun | weak noun |
| nominative | gnaíúil | ghnaíúil | gnaíúla; ghnaíúla2 |
| vocative | ghnaíúil | gnaíúla | |
| genitive | gnaíúla | gnaíúla | gnaíúil |
| dative | gnaíúil; ghnaíúil1 |
ghnaíúil | gnaíúla; ghnaíúla2 |
| Comparative | níos gnaíúla | ||
| Superlative | is gnaíúla |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| gnaíúil | ghnaíúil | ngnaíúil |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 133, page 51
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “gnaíúil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “gnaíúil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gnaíúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “gnaoiḋeaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 552; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN