suimiúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- suimeamhail (superseded)
- suimeamhuil (obsolete)[1]
Pronunciation
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 | 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
Mutation
| 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
- “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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “suimiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “suimiúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “suimiúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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