suaimhneas

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the stem of suaimhneach +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠuənʲəsˠ/[2] (corresponding to the spelling suaineas)
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠiːmʲnʲəsˠ/ (as if spelled saoimneas)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠuəvʲnʲəsˠ/

Noun

suaimhneas m (genitive singular suaimhnis)

  1. peace, tranquility

Declension

Declension of suaimhneas (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative suaimhneas
vocative a shuaimhnis
genitive suaimhnis
dative suaimhneas
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an suaimhneas
genitive an tsuaimhnis
dative leis an suaimhneas
don suaimhneas

Mutation

Mutated forms of suaimhneas
radical lenition eclipsis
suaimhneas shuaimhneas
after an, tsuaimhneas 		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. ^ “suaimhneas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 211, page 105

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

suaimhneas m (genitive singular suaimhneis, plural suaimhneasan)

  1. calmness, composure, contentment, quietness, repose

Derived terms

References

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