daonchairdiúil

Irish

Etymology

From daon- (“people [combining form]”) +‎ cairdiúil (“friendly”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪eːn̪xɑːɾˠˌdʲuːlʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪iːn̪xɑːɾˠdʲuːlʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪iːn̪xæːɾˠdʲulʲ/

Adjective

daonchairdiúil (genitive singular masculine daonchairdiúil, genitive singular feminine daonchairdiúla, plural daonchairdiúla, comparative daonchairdiúla)

  1. philanthropic, humanitarian

Declension
Declension of daonchairdiúil
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative daonchairdiúil dhaonchairdiúil daonchairdiúla;
dhaonchairdiúla²
Vocative dhaonchairdiúil daonchairdiúla
Genitive daonchairdiúla daonchairdiúla daonchairdiúil
Dative daonchairdiúil;
dhaonchairdiúil¹		 dhaonchairdiúil daonchairdiúla;
dhaonchairdiúla²
Comparative níos daonchairdiúla
Superlative is daonchairdiúla

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

  • daonchairdeas (“philanthropy”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
daonchairdiúil dhaonchairdiúil ndaonchairdiúil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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