saoithiúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- saoitheamhail, saoitheamhuil, saothamhail, saothamhuil
Etymology
From Middle Irish suíthemail. By surface analysis, saoi + -úil
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsiːhwəlʲ/[1]
Adjective
saoithiúil (genitive singular feminine saoithiúla, plural saoithiúla, comparative saoithiúla)
- funny, strange, peculiar
- Synonyms: aisteach, ait, éagsúlach
- learned, wise
- skilled, accomplished
- pleasant, entertaining
Declension
Declension of saoithiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | saoithiúil | shaoithiúil | saoithiúla; shaoithiúla² | |
| Vocative | shaoithiúil | saoithiúla | ||
| Genitive | saoithiúla | saoithiúla | saoithiúil | |
| Dative | saoithiúil; shaoithiúil¹ | shaoithiúil | saoithiúla; shaoithiúla² | |
| Comparative | níos saoithiúla | |||
| Superlative | is saoithiúla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| saoithiúil | shaoithiúil after an, tsaoithiúil | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “saoithiúil” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “suíthemail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “saoiṫeaṁail” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 594.
- "saoithiúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 51