maisiúil

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Irish

Etymology

From maise (“adornment, beauty; becomingness, comeliness”) +‎ -úil.

Adjective

maisiúil (genitive singular feminine maisiúla, plural maisiúla, comparative maisiúla)

  1. decorative, beautiful
  2. elegant
  3. becoming, comely

Declension

Declension of maisiúil
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative maisiúil mhaisiúil maisiúla;
mhaisiúla2
vocative mhaisiúil maisiúla
genitive maisiúla maisiúla maisiúil
dative maisiúil;
mhaisiúil1 		mhaisiúil maisiúla;
mhaisiúla2
Comparative níos maisiúla
Superlative is maisiúla

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

  • maisiúlacht f (“decorativeness, beauty; becomingness, comeliness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of maisiúil
radical lenition eclipsis
maisiúil mhaisiúil not applicable

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

References

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