uiríseal
Irish
Alternative forms
- úiríseal
Etymology
From Old Irish airísel (“very low”); synchronically, ur- (“very”) + íseal (“low”).
Adjective
uiríseal (genitive singular masculine uirísil, genitive singular feminine uirísle, plural uirísle, comparative uirísle)
- lowly, humble
- base, servile
Declension
Declension of uiríseal
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | uiríseal | uiríseal | uirísle | |
Vocative | uirísil | uirísle | ||
Genitive | uirísle | uirísle | uiríseal | |
Dative | uiríseal | uiríseal; uirísil (archaic) | uirísle | |
Comparative | níos uirísle | |||
Superlative | is uirísle |
Related terms
- uirísle f (“lowliness, humility; baseness, servility”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
uiríseal | n-uiríseal | huiríseal | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "uiríseal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “airísel” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.