súilaithne

Irish

Etymology

From súil (“eye”) +‎ aithne (“acquaintance”).

Noun

súilaithne f (genitive singular súilaithne)

  1. Knowing by sight; recognising (a person) from their appearance.

Usage notes

Found in the construction Tá súilaithne (agam orthu) "(I) know (them) by sight."

Declension

Declension of súilaithne (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative súilaithne
vocative a shúilaithne
genitive súilaithne
dative súilaithne
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an tsúilaithne
genitive na súilaithne
dative leis an tsúilaithne
don tsúilaithne

Mutation

Mutated forms of súilaithne
radical lenition eclipsis
súilaithne shúilaithne
after an, tsúilaithne 		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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