péistiúil

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From péist +‎ -úil.

Adjective[edit]

péistiúil (genitive singular feminine péistiúla, plural péistiúla, comparative péistiúla)

  1. wormlike
  2. reptilian (figurative senses)

Declension[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
péistiúil phéistiúil bpéistiúil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “péisteaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 541
  2. ^ péistiúil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

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