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ailsiúil
ailsiúil
Irish
Adjective
ailsiúil (genitive singular masculine ailsiúil, genitive singular feminine ailsiúla, plural ailsiúla, comparative ailsiúla)
- Alternative form of allasúil (“sweaty”)
Declension
Declension of ailsiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ailsiúil | ailsiúil¹ | ailsiúla³ | |
| Vocative | ailsiúil¹ | ailsiúla | ||
| Genitive | ailsiúil¹ (archaic) ailsiúla¹ |
ailsiúla | ailsiúla | ailsiúil |
| Dative | ailsiúil² | ailsiúil¹ | ailsiúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos ailsiúla | |||
| Superlative | is ailsiúla | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ailsiúil | n-ailsiúil | hailsiúil | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ailsiúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.