suaimhneas

Irish

Alternative forms

• suaineas (Munster)
• suáimhneas, suaimhnios (obsolete)

Etymology

From the stem of suaimhneach +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠuənʲəsˠ/ (corresponding to the spelling suaineas)
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠiːmʲnʲəsˠ/ (as if spelled saoimneas)
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠuəvʲnʲəsˠ/

Noun

suaimhneas m (genitive singular suaimhnis)

1. peace, tranquility

Declension

Declension of suaimhneas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative suaimhneas Vocative a shuaimhnis Genitive suaimhnis Dative suaimhneas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an suaimhneas Genitive an tsuaimhnis Dative leis an suaimhneas don suaimhneas

Mutation

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

Further reading

• “suaimhneas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “súaimnes”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “suaiṁneas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 699
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “suaimhneas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

suaimhneas m (genitive singular suaimhneis, plural suaimhneasan)

1. calmness, composure, contentment, quietness, repose

Derived terms

• mì-shuaimhneas

Related terms

• suaimhneach

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “súaimnes”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language