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teicniúil
teicniúil
Irish
Adjective
teicniúil (genitive singular masculine teicniúil, genitive singular feminine teicniúla, plural teicniúla, comparative teicniúla)
Declension
Declension of teicniúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | teicniúil | teicniúil¹ | teicniúla³ | |
| Vocative | teicniúil¹ | teicniúla | ||
| Genitive | teicniúil¹ (archaic) teicniúla¹ |
teicniúla | teicniúla | teicniúil |
| Dative | teicniúil² | teicniúil¹ | teicniúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos teicniúla | |||
| Superlative | is teicniúla | |||
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
- ardteicniúil (“hi-tech”, adjective)
- neoiteicniúil (“neotechnic”, adjective)
- pailéiteicniúil (“palaeotechnic”, adjective)
- teicniúlacht f (“technicality”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| teicniúil | theicniúil | dteicniúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "teicniúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.