fíorúil

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Irish

Etymology

From fíor (“true”) +‎ -úil.

Adjective

fíorúil (genitive singular masculine fíorúil, genitive singular feminine fíorúla, plural fíorúla, not comparable)

  1. (computing) virtual

Declension

Declension of fíorúil
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative fíorúil fhíorúil fíorúla;
fhíorúla2
vocative fhíorúil fíorúla
genitive fíorúla fíorúla fíorúil
dative fíorúil;
fhíorúil1 		fhíorúil fíorúla;
fhíorúla2
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 fíorúil
radical lenition eclipsis
fíorúil fhíorúil bhfíorúil

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

References

Further reading

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