andúil

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Irish

Etymology

From an- (“great”) +‎ dúil (“desire”).

Noun

andúil f (genitive singular andúile)

  1. craving; addiction

Declension

Declension of andúil (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative andúil
vocative a andúil
genitive andúile
dative andúil
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an andúil
genitive na handúile
dative leis an andúil
don andúil

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of andúil
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
andúil n-andúil handúil not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “andúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “addiction”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • “craving”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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