ádhúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- ádhamhail, ádhmhail
Etymology
From ádh (“luck”) + -úil.
Pronunciation
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑːwʊl/, /ˈɑːwəl/
Adjective
ádhúil (genitive singular masculine ádhúil, genitive singular feminine ádhúla, plural ádhúla, comparative ádhúla)
- lucky, fortunate
- Antonym: mí-ádhúil
Declension
Declension of ádhúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ádhúil | ádhúil | ádhúla | |
| Vocative | ádhúil | ádhúla | ||
| Genitive | ádhúla | ádhúla | ádhúil | |
| Dative | ádhúil | ádhúil | ádhúla | |
| Comparative | níos ádhúla | |||
| Superlative | is ádhúla | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ádhúil | n-ádhúil | hádhúil | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ádhúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “áḋṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 20.