suimiúil

Irish

Alternative forms

• suimeamhail (superseded)
• suimeamhuil (obsolete)

Etymology

From suim +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠɪˈmʲuːlʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɪmʲuːlʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɨ̞mʲulʲ/

Adjective

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

1. interesting

   Synonym: spéisiúil

Declension

Declension of suimiúil

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	suimiúil	shuimiúil	suimiúla; shuimiúla²
Vocative	shuimiúil		suimiúla
Genitive		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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “suimiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “suimiúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “suimiúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.