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Críostúil
Críostúil
Irish
Adjective
Críostúil (genitive singular masculine Críostúil, genitive singular feminine Críostúla, plural Críostúla, comparative Críostúla)
Declension
Declension of Críostúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Críostúil | Críostúil¹ | Críostúla³ | |
| Vocative | Críostúil¹ | Críostúla | ||
| Genitive | Críostúil¹ (archaic) Críostúla¹ |
Críostúla | Críostúla | Críostúil |
| Dative | Críostúil² | Críostúil¹ | Críostúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos Críostúla | |||
| Superlative | is Críostúla | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (Christian): Críostaí
- (humane): daonna, daonnachtúil
Antonyms
- ainchríostúil (“unchristian; barbarous”)
- míchríostúil (“unchristian”)
- neamhchríostúil (“unchristian; uncharitable”)
Derived terms
- Críostúlacht f (“Christianity; Christian charity”)
Related terms
- Críostaíocht f (“Christianity; Christendom”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Críostúil | Chríostúil | gCríostúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "Críostúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “Crístamail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.