gíotáil

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word gíotáil. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word gíotáil, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say gíotáil in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word gíotáil you have here. The definition of the word gíotáil will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofgíotáil, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

gíotáil f (genitive singular gíotála)

  1. pottering (acting in a vague or unmotivated way; fussing about with unimportant things)
  2. fatigues (menial tasks, especially in the military)

Declension

Declension of gíotáil (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative gíotáil
vocative a ghíotáil
genitive gíotála
dative gíotáil
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an ghíotáil
genitive na gíotála
dative leis an ngíotáil
don ghíotáil

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gíotáil
radical lenition eclipsis
gíotáil ghíotáil ngíotáil

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

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia