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

conjugation of smuain (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 / a 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 / a 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

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

smuain f (genitive singular smuaine, plural smuaintean)

1. Alternative form of smaoin