fáidhiúil
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish fáidemail (“prophetic; having prophetic powers”, adjective), from fáith; equivalent to fáidh + -úil.
Adjective
fáidhiúil (genitive singular masculine fáidhiúil, genitive singular feminine fáidhiúla, plural fáidhiúla, comparative fáidhiúla)
- prophetic
- Synonyms: tairngeartach, fáistineach
- wise, sagacious
Declension
Declension of fáidhiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fáidhiúil | fháidhiúil | fáidhiúla; fháidhiúla² | |
| Vocative | fháidhiúil | fáidhiúla | ||
| Genitive | fáidhiúla | fáidhiúla | fáidhiúil | |
| Dative | fáidhiúil; fháidhiúil¹ | fháidhiúil | fáidhiúla; fháidhiúla² | |
| Comparative | níos fáidhiúla | |||
| Superlative | is fáidhiúla | |||
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
- fáidhiúlacht (“prophetic quality; sagaciousness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fáidhiúil | fháidhiúil | bhfáidhiúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fáidhiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “prophetic” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fáidemail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “fáidhiúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.