abúil
See also: abuil
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
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Adjective
[edit]abúil (genitive singular masculine abúil, genitive singular feminine abúla, plural abúla, comparative abúla)
- Synonym of aibí
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | abúil | abúil | abúla | |
| vocative | abúil | abúla | ||
| genitive | abúla | abúla | abúil | |
| dative | abúil | abúil | abúla | |
| Comparative | níos abúla | |||
| Superlative | is abúla | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- abúlacht f (“ripeness, maturity; quickness, cleverness, liveliness”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| abúil | n-abúil | habúil | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN