dathúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- dathamhail (superseded)
Etymology
dath + -úil
Pronunciation
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠahuːlʲ/, /ˈd̪ˠauːlʲ/, /d̪ˠəulʲ/
Adjective
dathúil (genitive singular feminine dathúla, plural dathúla, comparative dathúla)
- colorful
- comely,good-looking, beautiful
- generous
Declension
Declension of dathúil
| 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
- dathúlacht f (“good looks, comeliness, beauty; generosity”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dathúil | dhathúil | ndathúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “dathamail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “daṫaṁail” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1975, The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway, The Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies, p. xi.
- "dathúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.