sagartúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- sagartamhail (obsolete)
Pronunciation
Adjective
sagartúil (genitive singular masculine sagartúil, genitive singular feminine sagartúla, plural sagartúla, comparative sagartúla)
- priestly, sacerdotal
- Synonym: sagartach
Declension
Declension of sagartúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | sagartúil | shagartúil | sagartúla; shagartúla² | |
| Vocative | shagartúil | sagartúla | ||
| Genitive | sagartúla | sagartúla | sagartúil | |
| Dative | sagartúil; shagartúil¹ |
shagartúil | sagartúla; shagartúla² | |
| Comparative | níos sagartúla | |||
| Superlative | is sagartúla | |||
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
- sagartúlacht
Related terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sagartúil | shagartúil after an, tsagartúil |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sagartúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “sagartúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “sagartúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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