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-úil
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uil
Irish
Alternative forms
ga -iúil slender form
ga -amhail -eamhail obsolete
Etymology
From ga mga -amail (compare gv -oil, gd -ail, gd -eil), from ga sga -amail.
Suffix
a
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.
ga fear man fearúil manly
ga cairde friends cairdiúil friendly
Usage notes
All adjectives in -úil are second declension.
Declension
- úil
Derived terms
ga