moirtiúil
Irish
Etymology
From moirt + -úil.
Adjective
moirtiúil (genitive singular masculine moirtiúil, genitive singular feminine moirtiúil, plural moirtiúla, comparative moirtiúla)
- dirty, muddy (of liquid), dreggy, turbid
- Synonyms: broghach, modartha, tiubh
Declension
Declension of moirtiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | moirtiúil | mhoirtiúil | moirtiúla; mhoirtiúla² | |
| Vocative | mhoirtiúil | moirtiúla | ||
| Genitive | moirtiúla | moirtiúla | moirtiúil | |
| Dative | moirtiúil; mhoirtiúil¹ | mhoirtiúil | moirtiúla; mhoirtiúla² | |
| Comparative | níos moirtiúla | |||
| Superlative | is moirtiúla | |||
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
- moirtiúlacht
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| moirtiúil | mhoirtiúil | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “moirtiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “moirtiúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “moirtiúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.