costasúil

Irish

Alternative forms

costasamhail (superseded)

Etymology

From costas (“cost, expense”) +‎ -úil.

Adjective

costasúil (genitive singular masculine costasúil, genitive singular feminine costasúla, plural costasúla, comparative costasúla)

Synonym of costasach (“costly, expensive; sumptuous”)
Synonym: daor

Declension

Declension of *costasúil*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	costasúil	chostasúil	costasúla; chostasúla²
vocative	chostasúil	chostasúil	costasúla
genitive		costasúla	strong noun	weak noun
genitive		costasúla	costasúla	costasúil
dative	costasúil; chostasúil¹	chostasúil	costasúla; chostasúla²

Comparative	níos costasúla
Superlative	is costasúla

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

costasúlacht (“costliness; sumptuousness”)

Related terms

costasacht (“costliness; sumptuousness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *costasúil*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
costasúil	chostasúil	gcostasúil

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

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “costasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “costasúil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm