cúirialta
Irish
Alternative forms
- cúriaghalta (obsolete)
- ciúirialta, cuiréalta
Etymology
From Latin cūriālis + -ta
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kuːˈɾʲiəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkuːɾʲiəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/
Adjective
cúirialta
- neat, tidy
- finical
Declension
Declension of cúirialta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cúirialta | chúirialta | cúirialta; chúirialta² | |
| Vocative | chúirialta | cúirialta | ||
| Genitive | cúirialta | cúirialta | cúirialta | |
| Dative | cúirialta; chúirialta¹ | chúirialta | cúirialta; chúirialta² | |
| Comparative | níos cúirialta | |||
| Superlative | is cúirialta | |||
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
- cúirialtach
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cúiríalta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “cuiréalta” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 210.