suipéar

See also: suipear

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish suipér (whence also Scottish Gaelic suipear and Manx shibber), from Anglo-Norman soper; compare English supper and French souper.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠɪˈpʲeːɾˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɪpʲeːɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɪpʲeɾˠ/

Noun

suipéar m (genitive singular suipéir, nominative plural suipéir)

  1. supper

Declension

Declension of suipéar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative suipéar suipéir
vocative a shuipéir a shuipéara
genitive suipéir suipéar
dative suipéar suipéir
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an suipéar na suipéir
genitive an tsuipéir na suipéar
dative leis an suipéar
don suipéar
leis na suipéir

Mutation

Mutated forms of suipéar
radical lenition eclipsis
suipéar shuipéar
after an, tsuipéar
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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