suim

See also: suím and sùim

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish suim, from Latin summa.

Pronunciation

Noun

suim f (genitive singular suime, nominative plural suimeanna)

  1. interest (attention and concern)
    Tá suim agam i gcluichí.
    I’m interested in games.
  2. (mathematics, banking) sum, calculation, amount
  3. (logic) disjunction

Declension
Declension of suim

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative suim suimeanna
Vocative a shuim a shuimeanna
Genitive suime suimeanna
Dative suim suimeanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tsuim na suimeanna
Genitive na suime na suimeanna
Dative leis an tsuim

don tsuim

 leis na suimeanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

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

References
  • “1 suim” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “suim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "suim" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Latin

Noun

suim

  1. accusative singular of sūs

Manx

Noun

suim f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. Alternative form of sym

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
suimhuim
after "yn", tuim		unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Noun

suim f (genitive singular suime, plural suimeannan)

  1. sum, amount, addition
  2. attention, concern, interest, care
  3. regard, respect

Synonyms
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