From duille (“leaves, foliage”) + -úil (adjectival suffix).
duilliúil (genitive singular masculine duilliúil, genitive singular feminine duilliúla, plural duilliúla, comparative duilliúla)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | duilliúil | dhuilliúil | duilliúla; dhuilliúla2 | |
vocative | dhuilliúil | duilliúla | ||
genitive | duilliúla | duilliúla | duilliúil | |
dative | duilliúil; dhuilliúil1 |
dhuilliúil | duilliúla; dhuilliúla2 | |
Comparative | níos duilliúla | |||
Superlative | is duilliúla |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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duilliúil | dhuilliúil | nduilliúil |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.