How do say "serenity" in Irish Gaelic?

Answer 1

I would go with the word 'suaimhneas' which would be the nearest to the word serenity as it is used in English.

The words ciúnas (quiet) or ciúine (silence) would refer to lack of noise or quiteness.

The word soinneantacht would be used in terms of the calmness or clemancy of the weather.

Answer 2

That somewhat depends on if you are referring to Irish Gaelic or Scots Gaelic. Can't say that I am fluent in either one, really, but there are a number of online translation dictionaries available. One to try is http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/faclai...
The word "serenity" also can be translated in many different ways in Gaelic depending on the manner in which the word is used. As with most languages, Gaelic, Irish or Scots, is very different from English. Some translations include:

serenity - ciùineas (masc)
serenity - soinneantachd (fem)
serenity - suaimhneas (masc)

Of course, also keep in mind that the letters in the Gaelic language are not always pronounced the same as they are in English, and that pronunciation can change depending on the surrounding letters in the word.

It's all a bit confusing. Some other basic info including pronunciation can be found at the following sites:

http://www.geocities.com/dan_tender_blur... (free Gaelic language lessons)

http://www.word2word.com/course.html... (free Language lesson links for many languages)

And the Center for Irish Studies at http://www.stthom.edu/academics/centers/...