cairdiúil

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish cairdemail. By surface analysis, cairde (friends) +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cairdiúil (genitive singular masculine cairdiúil, genitive singular feminine cairdiúla, plural cairdiúla, comparative cairdiúla)

  1. friendly
    Synonyms: lách, muinteartha

Declension

Declension of cairdiúil
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative cairdiúil chairdiúil cairdiúla;
chairdiúla2
vocative chairdiúil cairdiúla
genitive cairdiúla cairdiúla cairdiúil
dative cairdiúil;
chairdiúil1
chairdiúil cairdiúla;
chairdiúla2
Comparative níos cairdiúla
Superlative is cairdiúla

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cairdiúil
radical lenition eclipsis
cairdiúil chairdiúil gcairdiúil

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

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