súil-lia

Irish

Etymology

From súil (“eye”) +‎ lia (“healer, physician”).

Noun

súil-lia m (genitive singular súil-lia, nominative plural súil-lianna)

  1. oculist
    Synonym: lia súl

Declension

Declension of súil-lia (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative súil-lia súil-lianna
vocative a shúil-lia a shúil-lianna
genitive súil-lia súil-lianna
dative súil-lia súil-lianna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an súil-lia na súil-lianna
genitive an tsúil-lia na súil-lianna
dative leis an súil-lia
don súil-lia 		leis na súil-lianna
  • oftailmeolaí (“ophthalmologist”)
  • optaiméadraí, radharceolaí oftalmach (“optometrist”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of súil-lia
radical lenition eclipsis
súil-lia shúil-lia
after an, tsúil-lia 		not applicable

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

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