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gairmiúil
gairmiúil
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
gairmiúil (genitive singular masculine gairmiúil, genitive singular feminine gairmiúla, plural gairmiúla)
Declension
Declension of gairmiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gairmiúil | gairmiúil¹ | gairmiúla³ | |
| Vocative | gairmiúil¹ | gairmiúla | ||
| Genitive | gairmiúil¹ (archaic) gairmiúla¹ |
gairmiúla | gairmiúla | gairmiúil |
| Dative | gairmiúil² | gairmiúil¹ | gairmiúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos gairmiúla | |||
| Superlative | is gairmiúla | |||
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.
Derived terms
- eitic ghairmiúil (“professional ethics”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gairmiúil | ghairmiúil | ngairmiúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "gairmiúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.