bisiúil
Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
bisiúil (genitive singular masculine bisiúil, genitive singular feminine bisiúla, plural bisiúla, comparative bisiúla)
- productive
- fecund, prolific
- Synonym: torthúil
Declension
Declension of bisiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bisiúil | bhisiúil | bisiúla; bhisiúla² | |
| Vocative | bhisiúil | bisiúla | ||
| Genitive | bisiúla | bisiúla | bisiúil | |
| Dative | bisiúil; bhisiúil¹ |
bhisiúil | bisiúla; bhisiúla² | |
| Comparative | níos bisiúla | |||
| Superlative | is bisiúla | |||
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
- bisiúlacht f (“productivity; fecundity, prolificacy”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bisiúil | bhisiúil | mbisiúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bisiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “bisiúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bisiúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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