smuain

smuain

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish smúainid, from smúan (“reflection, consideration”).

Verb

smuain (present analytic smuaineann, future analytic smuainfidh, verbal noun smuaineamh, past participle smuainte)

1. Alternative form of smaoinigh
   • a. 1726, Aodhagán Ó Rathaille, The Poems of Egan O’Rahilly, Irish Texts Society vol. 3, 2nd edition (1911), edited by Patrick S. Dinneen and Tadhg O’Donoghue:

     fear-chú nár smuain bheith fólta

     a warrior who never thought of giving way to cowardly feelings

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	smuainim	smuaineann tú; smuainir†	smuaineann sé, sí	smuainimid	smuaineann sibh	smuaineann siad; smuainid†	a smuaineann; a smuaineas	smuaintear
	past	smuain mé; smuaineas	smuain tú; smuainis	smuain sé, sí	smuaineamar; smuain muid	smuain sibh; smuaineabhair	smuain siad; smuaineadar	a smuain / ar smuain*	smuaineadh
	past habitual	smuaininn	smuainteá	smuaineadh sé, sí	smuainimis; smuaineadh muid	smuaineadh sibh	smuainidís; smuaineadh siad	a smuaineadh / ar smuaineadh*	smuaintí
	future	smuainfidh mé; smuainfead	smuainfidh tú; smuainfir†	smuainfidh sé, sí	smuainfimid; smuainfidh muid	smuainfidh sibh	smuainfidh siad; smuainfid†	a smuainfidh; a smuainfeas	smuainfear
conditional		smuainfinn	smuainfeá	smuainfeadh sé, sí	smuainfimis; smuainfeadh muid	smuainfeadh sibh	smuainfidís; smuainfeadh siad	a smuainfeadh / ar smuainfeadh*	smuainfí
subjunctive	present	go smuaine mé; go smuainead†	go smuaine tú; go smuainir†	go smuaine sé, sí	go smuainimid; go smuaine muid	go smuaine sibh	go smuaine siad; go smuainid†	—	go smuaintear
	past	dá smuaininn	dá smuainteá	dá smuaineadh sé, sí	dá smuainimis; dá smuaineadh muid	dá smuaineadh sibh	dá smuainidís; dá smuaineadh siad	—	dá smuaintí
imperative		smuainim	smuain	smuaineadh sé, sí	smuainimis	smuainigí; smuainidh†	smuainidís	—	smuaintear
verbal noun		smuaineamh
past participle		smuainte

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

smuain f (genitive singular smuaine, plural smuaintean)

1. Alternative form of smaoin