banúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- banamhail (obsolete)
- mnáúil
Adjective
banúil (genitive singular masculine banúil, genitive singular feminine banúla, plural banúla, comparative banúla)
Declension
Declension of banúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | banúil | bhanúil | banúla; bhanúla² | |
| Vocative | bhanúil | banúla | ||
| Genitive | banúla | banúla | banúil | |
| Dative | banúil; bhanúil¹ |
bhanúil; bhanúil (archaic) |
banúla; bhanúla² | |
| Comparative | níos banúla | |||
| Superlative | is banúla | |||
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
- míbhanúil
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| banúil | bhanúil | mbanúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “banúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “banamail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “banúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “banúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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