suaimhneach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish súaimnech.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

suaimhneach (genitive singular masculine suaimhnigh, genitive singular feminine suaimhní, plural suaimhneacha, comparative suaimhní)

  1. peaceful, tranquil

Declension

Declension of suaimhneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative suaimhneach shuaimhneach suaimhneacha;
shuaimhneacha2
vocative shuaimhnigh suaimhneacha
genitive suaimhní suaimhneacha suaimhneach
dative suaimhneach;
shuaimhneach1 		shuaimhneach;
shuaimhnigh (archaic) 		suaimhneacha;
shuaimhneacha2
Comparative níos suaimhní
Superlative is suaimhní

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of suaimhneach
radical lenition eclipsis
suaimhneach shuaimhneach
after an, tsuaimhneach 		not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 súaimnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ “suaimhneach”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 221
  4. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 412, page 87
  5. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 137, page 28
  6. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 249, page 89

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish suaimnech.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈs̪uəivɲəx/

Adjective

suaimhneach

  1. calm, peaceful, tranquil, quiet, content, composed

Derived terms

References

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