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smuain
smuain
Irish
Verb
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
- fear-chú nár smuain bheith fólta
- 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
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 / 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 / ar smuaineadh* |
smuaintí | |
| future | smuainfidh mé; smuainfead |
smuainfidh tú; smuainfir† |
smuainfidh sé, sí | smuainfimid; smuainfidh muid |
smuainfidh sibh | smuainfidh siad; smuainfid† |
a smuainfidh; a smuainfeas / a smuainfidh*; a smuainfeas* |
smuainfear | |
| conditional | smuainfinn | smuainfeá | smuainfeadh sé, sí | smuainfimis; smuainfeadh muid | smuainfeadh sibh | smuainfidís; smuainfeadh siad | a smuainfeadh / ar 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
† Dialect form
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
smuain f (genitive singular smuaine, plural smuaintean)
- Alternative form of smaoin