dlíthiúil
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dlí (“law”) + -úil (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲlʲiːˈhuːlʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈdʲlʲiːhuːlʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲlʲihwəlʲ/[1]
Adjective[edit]
dlíthiúil (genitive singular masculine dlíthiúil, genitive singular feminine dlíthiúla, plural dlíthiúla, comparative dlíthiúla)
Declension[edit]
Declension of dlíthiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dlíthiúil | dhlíthiúil | dlíthiúla; dhlíthiúla² | |
| Vocative | dhlíthiúil | dlíthiúla | ||
| Genitive | dlíthiúla | dlíthiúla | dlíthiúil | |
| Dative | dlíthiúil; dhlíthiúil¹ |
dhlíthiúil | dlíthiúla; dhlíthiúla² | |
| Comparative | níos dlíthiúla | |||
| Superlative | is dlíthiúla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dlíthiúil | dhlíthiúil | ndlíthiúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44
Further reading[edit]
- “dlíthiúil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dligthemail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dliġṫeaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 247
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dlíthiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN