cónúil

See also: conúil

Irish

Etymology

From cón (“cone”) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

cónúil (genitive singular masculine cónúil, genitive singular feminine cónúla, plural cónúla, comparative cónúla)

  1. conical
    Synonyms: coirceogach, cónach

Declension
Declension of cónúil
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative cónúil chónúil cónúla;
chónúla²
Vocative chónúil cónúla
Genitive cónúla cónúla cónúil
Dative cónúil;
chónúil¹		 chónúil cónúla;
chónúla²
Comparative níos cónúla
Superlative is cónúla

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cónúil chónúil gcónúil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cónúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “cónúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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