suim

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See also: suím and sùim

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish suim, from Latin summa.

Pronunciation

Noun

suim f (genitive singular suime, nominative plural suimeanna)

  1. interest (attention and concern)
    Synonym: spéis
    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
case singular plural
nominative suim suimeanna
vocative a shuim a shuimeanna
genitive suime suimeanna
dative suim suimeanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tsuim na suimeanna
genitive na suime na suimeanna
dative leis an tsuim
don tsuim
leis na suimeanna

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.

Further reading

Manx

Noun

suim f (genitive singular , plural )

  1. Alternative form of sym

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
suim huim
after "yn", tuim
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish suim, from Latin summa.

Pronunciation

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.