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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish suim, from Latin summa.
Pronunciation
Noun
suim f (genitive singular suime, nominative plural suimeanna)
- interest (attention and concern)
- Synonym: spéis
- Tá suim agam i gcluichí. ― I’m interested in games.
- (mathematics, banking) sum, calculation, amount
- (logic) disjunction
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| suim
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shuim
after an, tsuim
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 suim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “suim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 704
- Entries containing “suim” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “suim” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “suim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38
Manx
Noun
suim f (genitive singular , plural )
- Alternative form of sym
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish suim, from Latin summa.
Pronunciation
Noun
suim f (genitive singular suime, plural suimeannan)
- sum, amount, addition
- attention, concern, interest, care
- Synonym: aire
- regard, respect
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| suim |
shuim
after "an", t-suim
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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