-iú

See also: iu, IU, Iu, .iu, and -iu

Irish

Alternative forms

• -ú (broad form)
• -iughadh (obsolete)

Etymology

From -igh +‎ -adh.

Suffix

-iú m

1. slender form of -ú

   Regular verbal noun of second-conjugation verbs, notably verbs in -igh.

Usage notes

• May be used as a noun, which then decline as irregular masculine nouns (which may or may not have a plural):

  milsigh (“sweeten”, verb) → milsiú m (“sweetness”, noun)

Declension

Declension of -iú (irregular)

bare forms case singular plural nominative -iú -ithe vocative a -iú a -ithe genitive -ithe -ithe dative -iú -ithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an -iú na -ithe genitive an -ithe na -ithe dative leis an -iú don -iú leis na -ithe