suimiúil
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠɪˈmʲuːlʲ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɪmʲuːlʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɨ̞mʲulʲ/
Adjective
[edit]suimiúil (genitive singular masculine suimiúil, genitive singular feminine suimiúla, plural suimiúla, comparative suimiúla)
- interesting
- Synonym: spéisiúil
Declension
[edit]Declension of suimiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | suimiúil | shuimiúil | suimiúla; shuimiúla² | |
| Vocative | shuimiúil | suimiúla | ||
| Genitive | suimiúla | suimiúla | suimiúil | |
| Dative | suimiúil; shuimiúil¹ |
shuimiúil | suimiúla; shuimiúla² | |
| Comparative | níos suimiúla | |||
| Superlative | is suimiúla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| suimiúil | shuimiúil after an, tsuimiúil |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ “suimiúil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 85
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “suimiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “suimiúil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “suimiúil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024