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suaimhneach

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish suaimnech.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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suaimhneach (genitive singular masculine suaimhnigh, genitive singular feminine suaimhní, plural suaimhneacha, comparative suaimhní)

  1. peaceful, tranquil

Declension

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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

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Mutated forms of suaimhneach
radical lenition eclipsis
suaimhneach shuaimhneach
after an, tsuaimhneach 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 89

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish suaimnech.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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suaimhneach

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

Derived terms

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References

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