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suaimhneach
suaimhneach
Irish
Adjective
suaimhneach (genitive singular masculine suaimhnigh, genitive singular feminine suaimhní, plural suaimhneacha, comparative suaimhní)
Declension
Declension of suaimhneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | suaimhneach | shuaimhneach | suaimhneacha; shuaimhneacha² |
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| Vocative | shuaimhnigh | suaimhneacha | ||
| Genitive | suaimhní | suaimhneacha | suaimhneach | |
| Dative | suaimhneach; shuaimhneach¹ |
shuaimhneach; shuaimhnigh (archaic) |
suaimhneacha; shuaimhneacha² |
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| 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
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| suaimhneach | shuaimhneach after an, tsuaimhneach |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “1 súaimnech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “suaiṁneaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "suaimhneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish suaimnech.
Adjective
suaimhneach
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “1 súaimnech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.