smuain
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish smúainid, from smúan (“reflection, consideration”).
Verb[edit]
smuain (present analytic smuaineann, future analytic smuainfidh, verbal noun smuaineamh, past participle smuainte)
- 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
- 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:
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of smuain (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Noun[edit]
smuain f (genitive singular smuaine, plural smuaintean)
- Alternative form of smaoin