modhail

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

modh (“good manners, breeding, civility, courtesy”) +‎ -ail. Compare Irish modhúil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔɣal/

Adjective

modhail (genitive singular masculine mhodhail, genitive singular feminine modhaile, nominative plural modhail, comparative modhaile)

  1. courteous, mannerly, polite
    bi modhail! ― behave!
    Am faod sinn a dhol ann? Faodaidh air chòir 's gum bi sibh modhail.
    Can we come? You may as long as you are polite.
  2. gracious, civil, complaisant
  3. ceremonial
  4. fashionable, modish

Declension

Declension of modhail (type II adjective)
masculine feminine plural
nominative modhail mhodhail modhail
genitive mhodhail modhaile, modhail modhail
dative modhail mhodhail modhail
vocative mhodhail mhodhail modhail

Mutation

Mutation of modhail
radical lenition
modhail mhodhail

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

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