ceardúil
Irish
Etymology
From ceard (“artificer, artisan”) + -úil (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
ceardúil (genitive singular masculine ceardúil, genitive singular feminine ceardúla, plural ceardúla, comparative ceardúla)
- well-wrought, workmanlike
Declension
Declension of ceardúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ceardúil | cheardúil | ceardúla; cheardúla² | |
| Vocative | cheardúil | ceardúla | ||
| Genitive | ceardúla | ceardúla | ceardúil | |
| Dative | ceardúil; cheardúil¹ | cheardúil | ceardúla; cheardúla² | |
| Comparative | níos ceardúla | |||
| Superlative | is ceardúla | |||
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
- ceardúlacht f (“skilled workmanship, artistry”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceardúil | cheardúil | gceardúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "ceardúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.