cúirialta

Irish

Alternative forms

• cúriaghalta (obsolete)
• ciúirialta, cuiréalta

Etymology

From Latin cūriālis +‎ -ta.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kuːˈɾʲiəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːɾʲiəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

cúirialta

1. neat, tidy
2. finical

Declension

Declension of cúirialta

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	cúirialta	chúirialta	cúirialta; chúirialta2
vocative	chúirialta		cúirialta
genitive		cúirialta	cúirialta	cúirialta
dative	cúirialta; chúirialta1	chúirialta	cúirialta; chúirialta2
Comparative	níos cúirialta
Superlative	is cúirialta

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

Derived terms

• cúirialtach

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cúiríalta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cuiréalta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 210