suaith
Irish
Alternative forms
- suaidh, suath
Etymology
From Middle Irish súaithid.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠuəç/
Verb
suaith (present analytic suaitheann, future analytic suaithfidh, verbal noun suaitheadh, past participle suaite) (ambitransitive)
- to mix, stir
- to toss (salad)
- to shuffle (cards)
- Synonym: boscáil
- to knead, massage
- to agitate, disturb, unsettle
- to convulse (be beset by political or social upheaval)
- to subvert (upturn convention by undermining it)
Conjugation
conjugation of suaith (first conjugation – B)
| verbal noun | suaitheadh | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | suaite | |||||||
| tense | singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| indicative | ||||||||
| present | suaithim | suaitheann tú; suaithir† |
suaitheann sé, sí | suaithimid | suaitheann sibh | suaitheann siad; suaithid† |
a shuaitheann; a shuaitheas / a suaitheann* |
suaitear |
| past | shuaith mé; shuaitheas | shuaith tú; shuaithis | shuaith sé, sí | shuaitheamar; shuaith muid | shuaith sibh; shuaitheabhair | shuaith siad; shuaitheadar | a shuaith / ar shuaith* |
suaitheadh |
| past habitual | shuaithinn / suaithinn‡‡ | shuaiteá / suaiteᇇ | shuaitheadh sé, sí / suaitheadh sé, s퇇 | shuaithimis; shuaitheadh muid / suaithimis‡‡; suaitheadh muid‡‡ | shuaitheadh sibh / suaitheadh sibh‡‡ | shuaithidís; shuaitheadh siad / suaithidís‡‡; suaitheadh siad‡‡ | a shuaitheadh / a suaitheadh* |
shuaití / suait퇇 |
| future | suaithfidh mé; suaithfead |
suaithfidh tú; suaithfir† |
suaithfidh sé, sí | suaithfimid; suaithfidh muid |
suaithfidh sibh | suaithfidh siad; suaithfid† |
a shuaithfidh; a shuaithfeas / a suaithfidh* |
suaithfear |
| conditional | shuaithfinn / suaithfinn‡‡ | shuaithfeá / suaithfeᇇ | shuaithfeadh sé, sí / suaithfeadh sé, s퇇 | shuaithfimis; shuaithfeadh muid / suaithfimis‡‡; suaithfeadh muid‡‡ | shuaithfeadh sibh / suaithfeadh sibh‡‡ | shuaithfidís; shuaithfeadh siad / suaithfidís‡‡; suaithfeadh siad‡‡ | a shuaithfeadh / a suaithfeadh* |
shuaithfí / suaithf퇇 |
| subjunctive | ||||||||
| present | go suaithe mé; go suaithead† |
go suaithe tú; go suaithir† |
go suaithe sé, sí | go suaithimid; go suaithe muid |
go suaithe sibh | go suaithe siad; go suaithid† |
— | go suaitear |
| past | dá suaithinn | dá suaiteá | dá suaitheadh sé, sí | dá suaithimis; dá suaitheadh muid |
dá suaitheadh sibh | dá suaithidís; dá suaitheadh siad |
— | dá suaití |
| imperative | ||||||||
| – | suaithim | suaith | suaitheadh sé, sí | suaithimis | suaithigí; suaithidh† |
suaithidís | — | suaitear |
*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
- Alternative verbal noun: suaithneáil f
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| suaith | shuaith after an, tsuaith |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “súaithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “suaith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “suaiṫim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 700
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “suaith”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “suaith”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025