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dlíthiúil

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From dlí (law) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dlíthiúil (genitive singular masculine dlíthiúil, genitive singular feminine dlíthiúla, plural dlíthiúla, comparative dlíthiúla)

  1. legal
  2. juridical
  3. lawful

Declension

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Declension of dlíthiúil
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative dlíthiúil dhlíthiúil dlíthiúla;
dhlíthiúla2
vocative dhlíthiúil dlíthiúla
genitive dlíthiúla dlíthiúla dlíthiúil
dative dlíthiúil;
dhlíthiúil1
dhlíthiúil dlíthiúla;
dhlíthiúla2
Comparative níos dlíthiúla
Superlative is dlíthiúla

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

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of dlíthiúil
radical lenition eclipsis
dlíthiúil dhlíthiúil ndlíthiúil

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. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44

Further reading

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