maisiúil
Irish
Etymology
From maise (“adornment, beauty; becomingness, comeliness”) + -úil.
Adjective
maisiúil (genitive singular feminine maisiúla, plural maisiúla, comparative maisiúla)
- decorative, beautiful
- elegant
- becoming, comely
Declension
Declension of maisiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | maisiúil | mhaisiúil | maisiúla; mhaisiúla² | |
| Vocative | mhaisiúil | maisiúla | ||
| Genitive | maisiúla | maisiúla | maisiúil | |
| Dative | maisiúil; mhaisiúil¹ | mhaisiúil | maisiúla; mhaisiúla² | |
| Comparative | níos maisiúla | |||
| Superlative | is maisiúla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- maiseach
Derived terms
- maisiúlacht f (“decorativeness, beauty; becomingness, comeliness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| maisiúil | mhaisiúil | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "maisiúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.