suim

See also: suím and sùim

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish suim, from Latin summa.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

suim f (genitive singular suime, nominative plural suimeanna)

  1. interest (attention and concern)
    Tá suim agam i gcluichí. ― I’m interested in games.
  2. (mathematics, banking) sum, calculation, amount
  3. (logic) disjunction

Declension

Declension of suim (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative suim suimeanna
vocative a shuim a shuimeanna
genitive suime suimeanna
dative suim suimeanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tsuim na suimeanna
genitive na suime na suimeanna
dative leis an tsuim
don tsuim 		leis na suimeanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of suim
radical lenition eclipsis
suim shuim
after an, tsuim 		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 suim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  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, § 72, page 38
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 98, page 39

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish suim, from Latin summa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s̪ɯim/
  • (Sutherland) IPA(key): /s̪iːm/

Noun

suim f (genitive singular suime, plural suimeannan)

  1. sum, amount, addition
  2. attention, concern, interest, care
    Synonym: aire
  3. regard, respect

Mutation

Mutation of suim
radical lenition
suim shuim
after "an", t-suim

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

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