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dathúil

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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dath +‎ -úil

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dathúil (genitive singular feminine dathúla, plural dathúla, comparative dathúla)

  1. colorful
  2. attractive, beautiful, good-looking
  3. generous

Declension

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Declension of dathúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dathúil dhathúil dathúla;
dhathúla2
vocative dhathúil dathúla
genitive dathúla dathúla dathúil
dative dathúil;
dhathúil1 		dhathúil dathúla;
dhathúla2
Comparative níos dathúla
Superlative is dathúla

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

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  • dathúlacht f (“good looks, comeliness, beauty; generosity”)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of dathúil
radical lenition eclipsis
dathúil dhathúil ndathúil

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

References

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  1. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, page xi

Further reading

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