éagsúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- éagsamhail (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish écsamail, from é- (“un-”) + cosmail (“similar”). Same construction as éagosúil, which was re-formed later from the same elements.
Adjective
éagsúil (genitive singular masculine éagsúil, genitive singular feminine éagsúla, plural éagsúla, comparative éagsúla)
Declension
Derived terms
- bithéagsúil (“biodiverse”, adjective)
- éagsúlach (“strange, uncommon”, adjective)
- éagsúlacht f (“unlikeness, dissimilarity”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| éagsúil | n-éagsúil | héagsúil | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "éagsúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “écsamail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “éagsúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “éagsúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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