suimiúil

Irish

Alternative forms

suimeamhail (superseded)
suimeamhuil (obsolete)^[1]

Etymology

From suim +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠɪˈmʲuːlʲ/^[2]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɪmʲuːlʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɨ̞mʲulʲ/

Adjective

suimiúil (genitive singular masculine suimiúil, genitive singular feminine suimiúla, plural suimiúla, comparative suimiúla)

interesting
Synonym: spéisiúil

Declension

Declension of *suimiúil*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	suimiúil	shuimiúil	suimiúla; shuimiúla²
vocative	shuimiúil	shuimiúil	suimiúla
genitive	shuimiúil	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

neamhshuimiúil

Mutation

Mutated forms of *suimiúil*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
suimiúil	shuimiúil after an, tsuimiúil	not applicable

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

References

^ “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