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) (ambitransitive)

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)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	suaithim	suaitheann tú; suaithir^†	suaitheann sé, sí	suaithimid; suaitheann muid	suaitheann sibh	suaitheann siad; suaithid^†	a shuaitheann; a shuaitheas	suaitear
past	shuaith mé; shuaitheas	shuaith tú; shuaithis	shuaith sé, sí	shuaitheamar; shuaith muid	shuaith sibh; shuaitheabhair	shuaith siad; shuaitheadar	a shuaith	suaitheadh
past habitual	shuaithinn / suaithinn^‡	shuaiteá / suaiteá^‡	shuaitheadh sé, sí / suaitheadh sé, sí^‡	shuaithimis; shuaitheadh muid / suaitheadh muid^‡	shuaitheadh sibh / suaitheadh sibh^‡	shuaithidís; shuaitheadh siad / suaithidís^‡; suaitheadh siad^‡	a shuaitheadh	shuaití / suaití^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	suaithfidh mé; suaithfead	suaithfidh tú; suaithfir^†	suaithfidh sé, sí	suaithfimid; suaithfidh muid	suaithfidh sibh	suaithfidh siad; suaithfid^†	a shuaithfidh; a shuaithfeas	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	shuaithfí / suaithfí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
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	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	suaithim	suaith	suaitheadh sé, sí	suaithimis	suaithigí; suaithidh^†	suaithidís	—	suaitear

past participle	suaite

verbal noun	suaitheadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

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