dathúil
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠahuːlʲ/, /ˈd̪ˠauːlʲ/, /d̪ˠəulʲ/[1]
Adjective
[edit]dathúil (genitive singular feminine dathúla, plural dathúla, comparative dathúla)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | dathúil | dhathúil | dathúla; dhathúla2 | |
| vocative | dhathúil | dathúla | ||
| genitive | dathúla | dathúla | dathúil | |
| dative | dathúil; dhathúil1 |
dhathúil | dathúla; dhathúla2 | |
| Comparative | níos dathúla | |||
| Superlative | is dathúla | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]- dathúlacht f (“good looks, comeliness, beauty; generosity”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| dathúil | dhathúil | ndathúil |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, page xi
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dathamail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “daṫaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 226
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dathúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN