suim
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish suim, from Latin summa.
Pronunciation edit
- (Waterford) IPA(key): /sˠaimʲ/
- (Cork, Kerry, Galway) IPA(key): /sˠiːmʲ/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /sˠɪmʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠɨ̞mʲ/
Noun edit
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 edit
Declension of suim
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
suim | shuim after an, tsuim |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- 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 edit
Noun edit
suim f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- Alternative form of sym
Mutation edit
Manx mutation | ||
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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 edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish suim, from Latin summa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
suim f (genitive singular suime, plural suimeannan)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
suim | shuim after "an", t-suim |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |