simplí
See also: simpli
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English symple + -í.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃɪmʲˈpʲlʲiː/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪmʲpʲlʲiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃɨ̞mʲpʲlʲi/
Adjective
editsimplí
- simple, uncomplicated
- plain (ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation)
- Synonym: pléineáilte
- simple-minded
- Synonym: aertha
- unsophisticated
- Synonyms: neamhshofaisticiúil, bunúsach
Declension
editDeclension of simplí
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | simplí | shimplí | simplí; shimplí² | |
| Vocative | shimplí | simplí | ||
| Genitive | simplí | simplí | simplí | |
| Dative | simplí; shimplí¹ |
shimplí | simplí; shimplí² | |
| Comparative | níos simplí | |||
| Superlative | is simplí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
edit| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| simplí | shimplí after an, tsimplí |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
edit- “simplí”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “simplide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “simpliḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 640
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “simplí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40
