fóill
Irish
Adjective
fóill (genitive singular masculine fóill, genitive singular feminine fóille, plural fóille, comparative fóille)
- (literary) light, slight, subtle, tenuous
- (literary) easy, gentle, quiet, still
Declension
Declension of fóill
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | fóill | fhóill | fóille; fhóille² | |
Vocative | fhóill | fóille | ||
Genitive | fóille | fóille | fóill | |
Dative | fóill; fhóill¹ | fhóill | fóille; fhóille² | |
Comparative | níos fóille | |||
Superlative | is fóille |
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
- go fóill (“yet, still”, adverb)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fóill | fhóill | bhfóill |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "fóill" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.