éagsúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- éagsamhail (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish écsamail, from é- (“un-”) + cosmail (“similar”). Same construction as éagosúil, which was re-formed later from the same elements.
Adjective
éagsúil (genitive singular masculine éagsúil, genitive singular feminine éagsúla, plural éagsúla, comparative éagsúla)
- unlike, dissimilar
- Synonym: difriúil
- different, various, diverse
- Synonym: difriúil
- showy
Declension
Declension of éagsúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | éagsúil | éagsúil | éagsúla | |
| Vocative | éagsúil | éagsúla | ||
| Genitive | éagsúla | éagsúla | éagsúil | |
| Dative | éagsúil | éagsúil | éagsúla | |
| Comparative | níos éagsúla | |||
| Superlative | is éagsúla | |||
Derived terms
- bithéagsúil (“biodiverse”, adjective)
- éagsúlach (“strange, uncommon”, adjective)
- éagsúlacht f (“unlikeness, dissimilarity”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| éagsúil | n-éagsúil | héagsúil | 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), “éagsúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “écsamail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “éagsúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “éagsúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.