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méiniúil
méiniúil
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
méiniúil (genitive singular masculine méiniúil, genitive singular feminine méiniúla, plural méiniúla, comparative méiniúla)
- well-disposed, kind, friendly
- (of land, etc.) fruitful, fertile
Declension
Declension of méiniúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | méiniúil | méiniúil¹ | méiniúla³ | |
| Vocative | méiniúil¹ | méiniúla | ||
| Genitive | méiniúil¹ (archaic) méiniúla¹ |
méiniúla | méiniúla | méiniúil |
| Dative | méiniúil² | méiniúil¹ | méiniúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos méiniúla | |||
| Superlative | is méiniúla | |||
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
- (fruitful, fertile): torthúil
Derived terms
- méiniúlacht f (“kindliness, friendliness; fruitfulness, fertility”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| méiniúil | mhéiniúil | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "méiniúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.