suaitheadh

Irish

Alternative forms

• suathadh

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠuəhuː/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish súathad. By surface analysis, suaith +‎ -eadh.

Noun

suaitheadh m (genitive singular suaite)

1. verbal noun of suaith
2. agitation, disturbance, upset

   suaitheadh intinne ― mental disturbance, mental confusion

3. confusion, turmoil
4. shock (something confusing; sudden mental or emotional disturbance)
5. subversion
6. lurch, shake

Declension

Declension of suaitheadh (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative suaitheadh vocative a shuaitheadh genitive suaite dative suaitheadh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an suaitheadh genitive an tsuaite dative leis an suaitheadh don suaitheadh

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

suaitheadh

1. inflection of suaith:
   1. autonomous past indicative
   2. analytic past habitual dependent
   3. analytic past subjunctive
   4. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Mutated forms of suaitheadh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
suaitheadh	shuaitheadh after an, tsuaitheadh	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “suaitheadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN