fáidhiúil
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish fáidemail (“prophetic; having prophetic powers”, adjective), from fáith; equivalent to fáidh + -úil.
Adjective
fáidhiúil (genitive singular masculine fáidhiúil, genitive singular feminine fáidhiúla, plural fáidhiúla, comparative fáidhiúla)
- prophetic
- Synonyms: tairngeartach, fáistineach
- wise, sagacious
Declension
Declension of fáidhiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fáidhiúil | fháidhiúil | fáidhiúla; fháidhiúla² | |
| Vocative | fháidhiúil | fáidhiúla | ||
| Genitive | fáidhiúla | fáidhiúla | fáidhiúil | |
| Dative | fáidhiúil; fháidhiúil¹ |
fháidhiúil | fáidhiúla; fháidhiúla² | |
| Comparative | níos fáidhiúla | |||
| Superlative | is fáidhiúla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- fáidhiúlacht (“prophetic quality; sagaciousness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fáidhiúil | fháidhiúil | bhfáidhiúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "fáidhiúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “prophetic” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “fáidemail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “fáidhiúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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