géagúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- géagamhail
Etymology
From géag (“branch, limb; tress”) + -úil.
Adjective
géagúil (genitive singular masculine géagúil, genitive singular feminine géagúla, plural géagúla, comparative géagúla)
- Synonym of géagach (“branched, branching; long-limbed; flowing, tressy”)
Declension
Declension of géagúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | géagúil | ghéagúil | géagúla; ghéagúla² | |
| Vocative | ghéagúil | géagúla | ||
| Genitive | géagúla | géagúla | géagúil | |
| Dative | géagúil; ghéagúil¹ | ghéagúil | géagúla; ghéagúla² | |
| Comparative | níos géagúla | |||
| Superlative | is géagúla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| géagúil | ghéagúil | ngéagúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "géagúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.