simplí
See also: simpli
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English symple + -í.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃɪmʲˈpʲlʲiː/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪmʲpʲlʲiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃɨ̞mʲpʲlʲi/
Adjective
[edit]simplí
- simple, uncomplicated
- plain (ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation)
- Synonym: pléineáilte
- simple-minded
- Synonym: aertha
- unsophisticated
- Synonyms: neamhshofaisticiúil, bunúsach
Declension
[edit]| 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
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| simplí | shimplí after an, tsimplí |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- “simplí”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “simplide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “simpliḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 640
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “simplí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40