suimiúil

Irish

Alternative forms

suimeamhail (superseded)
suimeamhuil (obsolete)^[1]

Etymology

From suim +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠɪˈmʲuːlʲ/^[2]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɪmʲuːlʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɨ̞mʲulʲ/

Adjective

suimiúil (genitive singular masculine suimiúil, genitive singular feminine suimiúla, plural suimiúla, comparative suimiúla)

interesting
Synonym: spéisiúil

Declension

Declension of suimiúil

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	suimiúil	shuimiúil	suimiúla; shuimiúla²
Vocative	shuimiúil	shuimiúil	suimiúla
Genitive	shuimiúil	suimiúla	suimiúla	suimiúil
Dative	suimiúil; shuimiúil¹	shuimiúil	suimiúla; shuimiúla²
Comparative	níos suimiúla
Superlative	is suimiúla

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

neamhshuimiúil

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
suimiúil	shuimiúil after an, tsuimiúil	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

^ “suimiúil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 85