bródúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- bródamhail (superseded)
- bródamhuil (obsolete)
Etymology
bród + -úil
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠoːˈd̪ˠuːlʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠoːd̪ˠuːlʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɔːd̪ˠulʲ/
Adjective
bródúil (genitive singular feminine bródúla, plural bródúla, comparative bródúla)
- proud (+ as (“of”))
Declension
Declension of bródúil
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bródúil | bhródúil | bródúla; bhródúla² | |
Vocative | bhródúil | bródúla | ||
Genitive | bródúla | bródúla | bródúil | |
Dative | bródúil; bhródúil¹ | bhródúil | bródúla; bhródúla² | |
Comparative | níos bródúla | |||
Superlative | is bródúla |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bródúil | bhródúil | mbródúil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “bródúil” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- “bródaṁail” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 89.
- "bródúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.