sagartúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- sagartamhail (obsolete)
Etymology
From sagart + -úil.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): [sˠɑɡəɾˠˈt̪ˠuːlʲ]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈsˠaɡəɾˠt̪ˠuːlʲ]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈsˠaɡəɾˠt̪ˠulʲ]
Adjective
sagartúil (genitive singular masculine sagartúil, genitive singular feminine sagartúla, plural sagartúla, comparative sagartúla)
- priestly, sacerdotal
- Synonym: sagartach
Declension
Declension of sagartúil
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | sagartúil | shagartúil | sagartúla; shagartúla² | |
Vocative | shagartúil | sagartúla | ||
Genitive | sagartúla | sagartúla | sagartúil | |
Dative | sagartúil; shagartúil¹ | shagartúil | sagartúla; shagartúla² | |
Comparative | níos sagartúla | |||
Superlative | is sagartúla |
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
- sagartúlacht
Related terms
- sagartacht
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
sagartúil | shagartúil after an, tsagartúil | 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), “sagartúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “sagartúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “sagartúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.