suaimhneas

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠuˑəvʲnʲəsˠ/

Noun

suaimhneas m (genitive singular suaimhnis)

1. peace, tranquility

Declension

Declension of suaimhneas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative suaimhneas Vocative a shuaimhnis Genitive suaimhnis Dative suaimhneas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an suaimhneas Genitive an tsuaimhnis Dative leis an suaimhneas don suaimhneas

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “suaimhneas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish súaimnes (“peace, tranquillity, ease, rest”).

Noun

suaimhneas m (genitive singular suaimhneis, plural suaimhneasan)

1. calmness, composure, contentment, quietness, repose

Derived terms

• mì-shuaimhneas

Related terms

• suaimhneach

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “súaimnes”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language