prionsúil

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Irish

Etymology

From prionsa (“prince”) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

prionsúil (genitive singular masculine prionsúil, genitive singular feminine prionsúla, plural prionsúla, comparative prionsúla)

  1. princely (relating to a prince)

Declension

Declension of prionsúil
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative prionsúil phrionsúil prionsúla;
phrionsúla2
vocative phrionsúil prionsúla
genitive prionsúla prionsúla prionsúil
dative prionsúil;
phrionsúil1 		phrionsúil prionsúla;
phrionsúla2
Comparative níos prionsúla
Superlative is prionsúla

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of prionsúil
radical lenition eclipsis
prionsúil phrionsúil bprionsúil

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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