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méiniúil

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From méin (mind, disposition; mien, bearing) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

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méiniúil (genitive singular masculine méiniúil, genitive singular feminine méiniúla, plural méiniúla, comparative méiniúla)

  1. well-disposed, kind, friendly
  2. fruitful, fertile (of land, etc.)

Declension

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Declension of méiniúil
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative méiniúil mhéiniúil méiniúla;
mhéiniúla2
vocative mhéiniúil méiniúla
genitive méiniúla méiniúla méiniúil
dative méiniúil;
mhéiniúil1
mhéiniúil méiniúla;
mhéiniúla2
Comparative níos méiniúla
Superlative is méiniúla

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

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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  • méiniúlacht f (kindliness, friendliness; fruitfulness, fertility)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of méiniúil
radical lenition eclipsis
méiniúil mhéiniúil not applicable

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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