-úil

See also: uil

Irish

Alternative forms
  • -iúil (slender form)
  • -amhail, -eamhail (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish -amail (compare Manx -oil, Scottish Gaelic -ail, -eil), from Old Irish -amail.

Suffix

-úil

  1. Used to form many adjective forms from nouns in Irish, the adjectives having the sense of "like or characteristic of what is denoted by the noun". Similar to English -ly.
    ‎fear (“man”) + ‎-úil → ‎fearúil (“manly”)
    ‎cairde (“friends”) + ‎-úil → ‎cairdiúil (“friendly”)

Usage notes
  • All adjectives in -úil are second declension.

Declension
Declension of -úil
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative -úil -úil -úla
Vocative -úil -úla
Genitive -úla -úla -úil
Dative -úil -úil -úla
Comparative níos -úla
Superlative is -úla

Derived terms
Irish terms suffixed with -úil
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