módúil
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mód (“mode”) + -úil (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]módúil (genitive singular masculine módúil, genitive singular feminine módúla, plural módúla, comparative módúla)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | módúil | mhódúil | módúla; mhódúla2 | |
| vocative | mhódúil | módúla | ||
| genitive | módúla | módúla | módúil | |
| dative | módúil; mhódúil1 |
mhódúil | módúla; mhódúla2 | |
| Comparative | níos módúla | |||
| Superlative | is módúla | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| módúil | mhódúil | 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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “módúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “módúil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “módúil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024