ríúil
Irish
editAlternative forms
edit- righamhail, ríghamhail, righeamhail, righeamhuil, rightheamhail, rightheamhuil, ríghtheamhuil, rioghamhail, ríoghamhail, rioghamhuil, ríoghamhuil (obsolete)
- ríoghúil, ríthiúil, riúil
Etymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɾˠiːˈuːlʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠiːuːlʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠihwəlʲ/[1] (corresponding to the form ríthiúil)
Adjective
editríúil (genitive singular feminine ríúla, plural ríúla, comparative ríúla)
Declension
edit| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | ríúil | ríúil | ríúla | |
| vocative | ríúil | ríúla | ||
| genitive | ríúla | ríúla | ríúil | |
| dative | ríúil | ríúil | ríúla | |
| Comparative | níos ríúla | |||
| Superlative | is ríúla | |||
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44
Further reading
edit- “ríúil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rígamail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ríoġaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 572
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ríúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN