ceathrúil

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Irish

Etymology

From ceathair +‎ -úil.

Adjective

ceathrúil (genitive singular masculine ceathrúil, genitive singular feminine ceathrúla, plural ceathrúla, not comparable)

  1. quadruple

Declension

Declension of ceathrúil
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative ceathrúil cheathrúil ceathrúla;
cheathrúla2
vocative cheathrúil ceathrúla
genitive ceathrúla ceathrúla ceathrúil
dative ceathrúil;
cheathrúil1
cheathrúil ceathrúla;
cheathrúla2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceathrúil
radical lenition eclipsis
ceathrúil cheathrúil gceathrúil

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

Further reading

  • ceathrúil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024