From goile (“appetite”) + -úil (adjectival suffix).
goiliúil (genitive singular masculine goiliúil, genitive singular feminine goiliúla, plural goiliúla, comparative goiliúla)
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | goiliúil | ghoiliúil | goiliúla; ghoiliúla² | |
Vocative | ghoiliúil | goiliúla | ||
Genitive | goiliúla | goiliúla | goiliúil | |
Dative | goiliúil; ghoiliúil¹ |
ghoiliúil | goiliúla; ghoiliúla² | |
Comparative | níos goiliúla | |||
Superlative | is goiliúla |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
goiliúil | ghoiliúil | ngoiliúil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |