smuain

Irish

From Middle Irish smúainid, from smúan (“reflection, consideration”).

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

conjugation of smuain (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	smuainim	smuaineann tú; smuainir^†	smuaineann sé, sí	smuainimid	smuaineann sibh	smuaineann siad; smuainid^†	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 / a smuaineadh*	smuaintí
future		smuainfidh mé; smuainfead	smuainfidh tú; smuainfir^†	smuainfidh sé, sí	smuainfimid; smuainfidh muid	smuainfidh sibh	smuainfidh siad; smuainfid^†	a smuainfidh; a smuainfeas	smuainfear
conditional		smuainfinn	smuainfeá	smuainfeadh sé, sí	smuainfimis; smuainfeadh muid	smuainfeadh sibh	smuainfidís; smuainfeadh siad	a smuainfeadh / a 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
subjunctive	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
† archaic or dialect form

smuain f (genitive singular smuaine, plural smuaintean)