aithriúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- aithreamhail (superseded)
- athairiúil, atharúil
Etymology
From Middle Irish aithremail, from Old Irish athramail. By surface analysis, athair (“father”) + -úil.
Adjective
aithriúil (genitive singular masculine aithriúil, genitive singular feminine aithriúla, plural aithriúla, comparative aithriúla)
Declension
Coordinate terms
- máithriúil (“motherly”, adjective)
Derived terms
- mí-aithriúil (“unfatherly”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aithriúil | n-aithriúil | haithriúil | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aithremail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aiṫreaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 22
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aithriúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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