aithriúil

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish aithremail, from Old Irish athramail. By surface analysis, athair (“father”) +‎ -úil.

Adjective

aithriúil (genitive singular masculine aithriúil, genitive singular feminine aithriúla, plural aithriúla, comparative aithriúla)

fatherly

Declension

Declension of *aithriúil*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	aithriúil	aithriúil	aithriúla
vocative	aithriúil	aithriúil	aithriúla
genitive		aithriúla	strong noun	weak noun
genitive		aithriúla	aithriúla	aithriúil
dative	aithriúil	aithriúil	aithriúla

Comparative	níos aithriúla
Superlative	is aithriúla

Coordinate terms

máithriúil (“motherly”, adjective)

Derived terms

mí-aithriúil (“unfatherly”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *aithriúil*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aithriúil	n-aithriúil	haithriúil	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aithremail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aiṫreaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 22
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aithriúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN