méiniúil

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From méin (“mind, disposition; mien, bearing”) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

méiniúil (genitive singular masculine méiniúil, genitive singular feminine méiniúla, plural méiniúla, comparative méiniúla)

  1. well-disposed, kind, friendly
  2. fruitful, fertile (of land, etc.)

Declension

Declension of méiniúil
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative méiniúil mhéiniúil méiniúla;
mhéiniúla²
Vocative mhéiniúil méiniúla
Genitive méiniúla méiniúla méiniúil
Dative méiniúil;
mhéiniúil¹ 		mhéiniúil méiniúla;
mhéiniúla²
Comparative níos méiniúla
Superlative is méiniúla

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • méiniúlacht f (“kindliness, friendliness; fruitfulness, fertility”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
méiniúil mhéiniúil not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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