simplí
See also: simpli
Irish
Alternative forms
- simplidhe (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English symple + -í
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃɪmʲˈpʲlʲiː/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪmʲpʲlʲiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃɨ̞mʲpʲlʲi/
Adjective
simplí
- simple, uncomplicated
- plain (ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation)
- Synonym: pléineáilte
- simple-minded
- Synonym: aertha
- unsophisticated
- Synonyms: neamhshofaisticiúil, bunúsach
Declension
Declension of simplí
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | simplí | shimplí | simplí; shimplí² | |
| Vocative | shimplí | simplí | ||
| Genitive | simplí | simplí | simplí | |
| Dative | simplí; shimplí¹ | shimplí | simplí; shimplí² | |
| Comparative | níos simplí | |||
| Superlative | is simplí | |||
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 |
| simplí | shimplí after an, tsimplí | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “simplí” 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), “simplide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “simpliḋe” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 640.
- "simplí" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40