róghoilliúnach

Irish

Etymology

From ró- +‎ goilliúnach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠoːɣəˈlʲuːnˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɾˠoːˈɣɔl̠ʲuːnˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠɔːˈɣɪl̠ʲunˠa(h)/

Adjective

róghoilliúnach (genitive singular masculine róghoilliúnaigh, genitive singular feminine roghoilliúnaí, plural róghoilliúnacha, comparative rógoilliúnaí)

1. oversensitive

Declension

Declension of róghoilliúnach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	róghoilliúnach	róghoilliúnach	róghoilliúnacha; róghoilliúnacha2
vocative	róghoilliúnaigh		róghoilliúnacha
genitive		róghoilliúnaí	róghoilliúnacha	róghoilliúnach
dative	róghoilliúnach; róghoilliúnach1	róghoilliúnach; róghoilliúnaigh (archaic)	róghoilliúnacha; róghoilliúnacha2
Comparative	níos róghoilliúnaí
Superlative	is róghoilliúnaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of róghoilliúnach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
róghoilliúnach	not applicable	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “róghoilliúnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN