fearúil
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See also: féarúil
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish feramail.[1] By surface analysis, fear (“man”) + -úil (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲaˈɾˠuːlʲ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠuːlʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠulʲ/
Adjective[edit]
fearúil (genitive singular masculine fearúil, genitive singular feminine fearúla, plural fearúla, comparative fearúla)
Declension[edit]
Declension of fearúil
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | fearúil | fhearúil | fearúla; fhearúla² | |
Vocative | fhearúil | fearúla | ||
Genitive | fearúla | fearúla | fearúil | |
Dative | fearúil; fhearúil¹ |
fhearúil | fearúla; fhearúla² | |
Comparative | níos fearúla | |||
Superlative | is fearúla |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
- mífhearúil (“unmanly”, adjective)
Related terms[edit]
- fearúlacht f (“manliness, manly spirit”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fearúil | fhearúil | bhfearúil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “feramail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 34
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fearúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN