teaspúil
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the root of teaspáin, alternative form of taispeáin (“to show”), plus -úil.
Adjective
[edit]teaspúil (genitive singular feminine teaspúla, plural teaspúla, comparative teaspúla)
Declension
[edit]Declension of teaspúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | teaspúil | theaspúil | teaspúla; theaspúla² | |
| Vocative | theaspúil | teaspúla | ||
| Genitive | teaspúla | teaspúla | teaspúil | |
| Dative | teaspúil; theaspúil¹ |
theaspúil | teaspúla; theaspúla² | |
| Comparative | níos teaspúla | |||
| Superlative | is teaspúla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| teaspúil | theaspúil | dteaspúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “teasḃaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teaspúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN