aithriúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- aithreamhail (superseded)
- athairiúil, atharúil
Etymology
From Middle Irish aithremail, from Old Irish athramail; synchronically analyzable as athair (“father”) + -úil.
Adjective
aithriúil (genitive singular masculine aithriúil, genitive singular feminine aithriúla, plural aithriúla, comparative aithriúla)
Declension
Declension of aithriúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aithriúil | aithriúil | aithriúla | |
| Vocative | aithriúil | aithriúla | ||
| Genitive | aithriúla | aithriúla | aithriúil | |
| Dative | aithriúil | aithriúil | aithriúla | |
| Comparative | níos aithriúla | |||
| Superlative | is aithriúla | |||
Coordinate terms
- máithriúil (“motherly”, adjective)
Derived terms
- mí-aithriúil (“unfatherly”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aithriúil | n-aithriúil | haithriúil | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aithremail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “aiṫreaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 22
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aithriúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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