súil-lia
Irish
Etymology
From súil (“eye”) + lia (“healer, physician”).
Noun
súil-lia m (genitive singular súil-lia, nominative plural súil-lianna)
- oculist
- Synonym: lia súl
Declension
Declension of súil-lia
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Related terms
- oftailmeolaí (“ophthalmologist”)
- optaiméadraí, radharceolaí oftalmach (“optometrist”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
súil-lia | shúil-lia after an, tsúil-lia | 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), “súil-lia”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “súil-lia” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.