suaith

Irish

Alternative forms

suaidh, suath

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠuəç/

Verb

suaith (present analytic suaitheann, future analytic suaithfidh, verbal noun suaitheadh, past participle suaite) (transitive, intransitive)

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)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
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 / suaiteá‡‡	shuaitheadh sé, sí / suaitheadh sé, sí‡‡	shuaithimis; shuaitheadh muid / suaithimis‡‡; suaitheadh muid‡‡	shuaitheadh sibh / suaitheadh sibh‡‡	shuaithidís; shuaitheadh siad / suaithidís‡‡; suaitheadh siad‡‡	a shuaitheadh / a suaitheadh*	shuaití / suaití‡‡
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 / suaithfeá‡‡	shuaithfeadh sé, sí / suaithfeadh sé, sí‡‡	shuaithfimis; shuaithfeadh muid / suaithfimis‡‡; suaithfeadh muid‡‡	shuaithfeadh sibh / suaithfeadh sibh‡‡	shuaithfidís; shuaithfeadh siad / suaithfidís‡‡; suaithfeadh siad‡‡	a shuaithfeadh / a suaithfeadh*	shuaithfí / suaithfí‡‡
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
subjunctive	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
verbal noun		suaitheadh
past participle		suaite

*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Alternative verbal noun: suaithneáil f

Mutation

Mutated forms of *suaith*
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