suaimhneach

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish suaimnech.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. peaceful, tranquil

Declension

Declension of suaimhneach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive 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

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
suaimhneach shuaimhneach
after an, tsuaimhneach 		not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 89

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish suaimnech.

Pronunciation

Adjective

suaimhneach

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

Derived terms

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References

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