teaspúil
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the root of teaspáin, alternative form of taispeáin (“to show”), plus -úil.
Adjective
[edit]teaspúil (genitive singular feminine teaspúla, plural teaspúla, comparative teaspúla)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | teaspúil | theaspúil | teaspúla; theaspúla2 | |
vocative | theaspúil | teaspúla | ||
genitive | teaspúla | teaspúla | teaspúil | |
dative | teaspúil; theaspúil1 |
theaspúil | teaspúla; theaspúla2 | |
Comparative | níos teaspúla | |||
Superlative | is teaspúla |
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 |
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teaspúil | theaspúil | dteaspúil |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “teasḃaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teaspúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN