costasúil
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
costasúil (genitive singular masculine costasúil, genitive singular feminine costasúla, plural costasúla, comparative costasúla)
Declension
Declension of costasúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | costasúil | chostasúil | costasúla; chostasúla² | |
| Vocative | chostasúil | costasúla | ||
| Genitive | costasúla | costasúla | costasúil | |
| Dative | costasúil; chostasúil¹ |
chostasúil | costasúla; chostasúla² | |
| Comparative | níos costasúla | |||
| Superlative | is costasúla | |||
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
- costasúlacht (“costliness; sumptuousness”)
Related terms
- costasacht (“costliness; sumptuousness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| costasúil | chostasúil | gcostasúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “costasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “costasúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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