poitéinsiúil
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English potential, with the ending modified to contain the native adjectival suffix -úil.
Adjective
poitéinsiúil (genitive singular masculine poitéinsiúil, genitive singular feminine poitéinsiúla, plural poitéinsiúla, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of poitéinsiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | poitéinsiúil | phoitéinsiúil | poitéinsiúla; phoitéinsiúla² | |
| Vocative | phoitéinsiúil | poitéinsiúla | ||
| Genitive | poitéinsiúla | poitéinsiúla | poitéinsiúil | |
| Dative | poitéinsiúil; phoitéinsiúil¹ |
phoitéinsiúil | poitéinsiúla; phoitéinsiúla² | |
| Comparative | níos poitéinsiúla | |||
| Superlative | is poitéinsiúla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (latent, prospective): ionchasach, féideartha
Derived terms
- bac poitéinsiúil (“potential barrier”)
- fuinneamh poitéinsiúil (“potential energy”)
- nód poitéinsiúil (“potential node”)
Related terms
- poitéinseal m (“potential”, noun)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| poitéinsiúil | phoitéinsiúil | bpoitéinsiúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "poitéinsiúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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