gnaíúil

Irish

Alternative forms

• gnaoidheamhail (superseded)

Etymology

From gnaoi +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾˠiːuːlʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾˠĩːwəlʲ/

Adjective

gnaíúil (genitive singular masculine gnaíúil, genitive singular feminine gnaíúla, plural gnaíúla, comparative gnaíúla)

1. decent
2. generous

   Synonym: mórchroíoch

3. comely (pleasing or attractive to the eye)

   Synonyms: cumtha, slachtmhar

Declension

Declension of gnaíúil

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	gnaíúil	ghnaíúil	gnaíúla; ghnaíúla2
vocative	ghnaíúil		gnaíúla
genitive		gnaíúla	gnaíúla	gnaíúil
dative	gnaíúil; ghnaíúil1	ghnaíúil	gnaíúla; ghnaíúla2
Comparative	níos gnaíúla
Superlative	is gnaíúla

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of gnaíúil

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gnaíúil	ghnaíúil	ngnaíúil

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gnaíúil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gnaíúil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gnaíúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gnaoiḋeaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 373
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50