Irish

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Etymology

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From meon (mind, disposition; character, temperament) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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meonúil (genitive singular masculine meonúil, genitive singular feminine meonúla, plural meonúla, comparative meonúla)

  1. whimsical, fanciful, capricious
  2. particular, fastidious
  3. Alternative form of méiniúil (well-disposed, kind, friendly; fruitful, fertile)

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
meonúil mheonúil not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 13

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