fáidhiúil

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fáidemail (prophetic; having prophetic powers, adjective), from fáith; equivalent to fáidh + -úil.

Adjective

fáidhiúil (genitive singular masculine fáidhiúil, genitive singular feminine fáidhiúla, plural fáidhiúla, comparative fáidhiúla)

  1. prophetic
    Synonyms: tairngeartach, fáistineach
  2. wise, sagacious

Declension

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Declension of fáidhiúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative fáidhiúil fháidhiúil fáidhiúla;
fháidhiúla2
vocative fháidhiúil fáidhiúla
genitive fáidhiúla fáidhiúla fáidhiúil
dative fáidhiúil;
fháidhiúil1
fháidhiúil fáidhiúla;
fháidhiúla2
Comparative níos fáidhiúla
Superlative is fáidhiúla
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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

  • fáidhiúlacht (prophetic quality; sagaciousness)

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...
Mutated forms of fáidhiúil
radical lenition eclipsis
fáidhiúil fháidhiúil bhfáidhiúil
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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