saoithiúil

Irish

Alternative forms

  • saoitheamhail, saoitheamhuil, saothamhail, saothamhuil

Etymology

From Middle Irish suíthemail. By surface analysis, saoi + -úil.

Pronunciation

Adjective

saoithiúil (genitive singular feminine saoithiúla, plural saoithiúla, comparative saoithiúla)

  1. funny, strange, peculiar
    Synonyms: aisteach, ait, éagsúlach
  2. learned, wise
  3. skilled, accomplished
  4. pleasant, entertaining

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
saoithiúil shaoithiúil
after an, tsaoithiúil
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 51

Further reading

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