Críostúil
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Crístamail (“Christian”, adjective) (compare Scottish Gaelic Crìosdail), from Críst; synchronically, Críost (“Christ”) + -úil (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
Críostúil (genitive singular masculine Críostúil, genitive singular feminine Críostúla, plural Críostúla, comparative Críostúla)
Declension
Declension of Críostúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Críostúil | Chríostúil | Críostúla; Chríostúla² | |
| Vocative | Chríostúil | Críostúla | ||
| Genitive | Críostúla | Críostúla | Críostúil | |
| Dative | Críostúil; Chríostúil¹ |
Chríostúil | Críostúla; Chríostúla² | |
| Comparative | níos Críostúla | |||
| Superlative | is Críostúla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (Christian): Críostaí
- (humane): daonna, daonnachtúil
Antonyms
- ainchríostúil (“unchristian; barbarous”)
- míchríostúil (“unchristian”)
- neamhchríostúil (“unchristian; uncharitable”)
Derived terms
- Críostúlacht f (“Christianity; Christian charity”)
Related terms
- Críostaíocht f (“Christianity; Christendom”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Críostúil | Chríostúil | gCríostúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "Críostúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “Crístamail”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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