goilliúnach
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Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡɔˈlʲuːnˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔl̠ʲuːnˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪl̠ʲunˠa(h)/
Adjective[edit]
goilliúnach (genitive singular masculine ghoilliúnaigh, genitive singular feminine goilliúnaí, plural goilliúnacha, comparative goilliúnaí)
- painful, distressing, hurtful to feelings
- (with ar) distressing to, for, (someone)
- Bhí sé an-ghoilliúnach orthu. ― It was very distressing for them.
- (with ar) distressing to, for, (someone)
- easily hurt, sensitive
- Ná bí chomh goilliúnach sin. ― Don't be so touchy.
Declension[edit]
Declension of goilliúnach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | goilliúnach | ghoilliúnach | goilliúnacha; ghoilliúnacha² | |
| Vocative | ghoilliúnaigh | goilliúnacha | ||
| Genitive | goilliúnaí | goilliúnacha | goilliúnach | |
| Dative | goilliúnach; ghoilliúnach¹ |
ghoilliúnach; ghoilliúnaigh (archaic) |
goilliúnacha; ghoilliúnacha² | |
| Comparative | níos goilliúnaí | |||
| Superlative | is goilliúnaí | |||
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[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| goilliúnach | ghoilliúnach | ngoilliúnach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “goilliúnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN