broidiúil

Irish

Alternative forms

• broideamhail, bruideamhail (superseded)

Etymology

From broid (“captive”) +‎ -úil.

Adjective

broidiúil (genitive singular masculine broidiúil, genitive singular feminine broidiúla, plural broidiúla, comparative broidiúla)

1. pressed, busy

Declension

Declension of broidiúil

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	broidiúil	bhroidiúil	broidiúla; bhroidiúla²
Vocative	bhroidiúil		broidiúla
Genitive		broidiúla	broidiúla	broidiúil
Dative	broidiúil; bhroidiúil¹	bhroidiúil; bhroidiúil (archaic)	broidiúla; bhroidiúla²
Comparative	níos broidiúla
Superlative	is broidiúla

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
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
broidiúil	bhroidiúil	mbroidiúil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “broidiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “broideaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 90
• Entries containing “broidiúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “broidiúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.