suimiúil
Irish
Etymology
Adjective
suimiúil (genitive singular masculine suimiúil, genitive singular feminine suimiúla, plural suimiúla, comparative suimiúla)
- interesting
- Synonym: spéisiúil
- considerable
- particular; vain, conceited
Declension
Declension of suimiúil
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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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. |
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “suimiúil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “suimiúil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “suimiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN