taibhsiúil

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From taibhse (ghost; apparition, spectre; manifestation; appearance, look; display, ostentation; pretension, pride) + -úil (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

taibhsiúil (genitive singular masculine taibhsiúil, genitive singular feminine taibhsiúla, plural taibhsiúla, comparative taibhsiúla)

  1. ghostly, ghostlike, spectral
  2. Alternative form of taibhseach (showy, flamboyant; ostentatious; pretentious, proud)

Declension

Derived terms

  • taibhsiúlacht f (ghostliness)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
taibhsiúil thaibhsiúil dtaibhsiúil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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