suaith

Irish

Alternative forms

• suaidh, suath

Etymology

From Middle Irish súaithid.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠuəç/

Verb

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

1. to mix, stir
2. to toss (salad)
3. to shuffle (cards)

   Synonym: boscáil

4. to knead, massage
5. to agitate, disturb, unsettle
6. to convulse (be beset by political or social upheaval)
7. to subvert (upturn convention by undermining it)

Conjugation

conjugation of suaith (first conjugation – B)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	suaithim	suaitheann tú; suaithir†	suaitheann sé, sí	suaithimid	suaitheann sibh	suaitheann siad; suaithid†	a shuaitheann; a shuaitheas / a suaitheann*; a suaitheas*	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 / suaiteᇇ	shuaitheadh sé, sí / suaitheadh sé, s퇇	shuaithimis; shuaitheadh muid / suaithimis‡‡; suaitheadh muid‡‡	shuaitheadh sibh / suaitheadh sibh‡‡	shuaithidís; shuaitheadh siad / suaithidís‡‡; suaitheadh siad‡‡	a shuaitheadh / a suaitheadh*	shuaití / suait퇇
future		suaithfidh mé; suaithfead	suaithfidh tú; suaithfir†	suaithfidh sé, sí	suaithfimid; suaithfidh muid	suaithfidh sibh	suaithfidh siad; suaithfid†	a shuaithfidh; a shuaithfeas / a suaithfidh*; a suaithfeas*	suaithfear
conditional		shuaithfinn / suaithfinn‡‡	shuaithfeá / suaithfeᇇ	shuaithfeadh sé, sí / suaithfeadh sé, s퇇	shuaithfimis; shuaithfeadh muid / suaithfimis‡‡; suaithfeadh muid‡‡	shuaithfeadh sibh / suaithfeadh sibh‡‡	shuaithfidís; shuaithfeadh siad / suaithfidís‡‡; suaithfeadh siad‡‡	a shuaithfeadh / a suaithfeadh*	shuaithfí / suaithf퇇
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
	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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
suaith	shuaith after an, tsuaith	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “suaith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “suaiṫim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 700
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “suaith”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “suaith”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024