iargúil

Irish

Alternative forms
  • iargcúil (superseded spelling)

Etymology

From Old Irish íarcúl. By surface analysis, iar- +‎ cúl.

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈjiəɾˠəɡulˠ/

Noun

iargúil f (genitive singular iargúlach, nominative plural iargúlacha)

  1. remote corner; backwoods
    iargúil na hAstráile ― the outback of Australia
    ar an iargúil ― in the middle of nowhere, at the back of beyond

Declension
Declension of iargúil

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative iargúil iargúlacha
Vocative a iargúil a iargúlacha
Genitive iargúlach iargúlacha
Dative iargúil iargúlacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an iargúil na hiargúlacha
Genitive na hiargúlach na n-iargúlacha
Dative leis an iargúil

don iargúil

 leis na hiargúlacha

Derived terms

Adjective

iargúil (genitive singular feminine iargúla, plural iargúla, comparative iargúla)

  1. Alternative form of iargúlta

Declension
Declension of iargúil
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative iargúil iargúil iargúla
Vocative iargúil iargúla
Genitive iargúla iargúla iargúil
Dative iargúil iargúil iargúla
Comparative níos iargúla
Superlative is iargúla

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
iargúil n-iargúil hiargúil not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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