broidiúil

Irish

Alternative forms

• broideamhail, bruideamhail (superseded)

Etymology

From broid (“captive”) +‎ -úil.

Adjective

broidiúil (genitive singular masculine broidiúil, genitive singular feminine broidiúla, plural broidiúla, comparative broidiúla)

1. pressed, busy

Declension

Declension of broidiúil

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	broidiúil	bhroidiúil	broidiúla; bhroidiúla2
vocative	bhroidiúil		broidiúla
genitive		broidiúla	broidiúla	broidiúil
dative	broidiúil; bhroidiúil1	bhroidiúil; bhroidiúil (archaic)	broidiúla; bhroidiúla2
Comparative	níos broidiúla
Superlative	is broidiúla

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of broidiúil

radical	lenition	eclipsis
broidiúil	bhroidiúil	mbroidiúil

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “broidiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “broideaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 90
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “broidiúil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “broidiúil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024