Degree: degree of comparison
Degree is a feature of adjectives that describe the quality of a noun.
Pos: positive, first degree
States the quality of an object without comparing that quality to those of any other object.
Examples
- ag airneál go minic “visiting (at night) often”
Cmp: comparative, second degree
In Irish, the comparative and the superlative form is the same. In both cases, the adjective is given a suffix, usually resembling the feminine genitive ending. Both the comparative and the superlative require a degree particle. For the comparative degree, this is níos which corresponds to the English “more”. The particle is (loosely translated as “the most”) is used to indicate the superlative degree.
Examples
- níos fada “longer”
- níos mó “bigger”
Sup: superlative, third degree
In Irish, the comparative and the superlative form is the same. In both cases, the adjective is given a suffix, usually resembling the feminine genitive ending. Both the comparative and the superlative require a degree particle. For the comparative degree, this is níos which corresponds to the English “more”. The particle is (loosely translated as “the most”) is used to indicate the superlative degree.
Examples
- is fearr “the best”
- is mó “the biggest”
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