suaimhneach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish suaimnech.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠuənʲəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠiːmʲɾʲəx/ (as if spelled suímneach)
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠuəvʲn̠ʲa(x)/, [ˈsˠuːɪ̯vʲn̠ʲa(x)]

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.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 súaimnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “suaiṁneaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 699
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “suaimhneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish suaimnech.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪uəivɲəx/

Adjective

suaimhneach

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

Derived terms

• mì-shuaimhneach

Related terms

• suaimhneas

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 súaimnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language