# suaith
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* suaidh, suath

### Etymology

From Middle Irish súaithid.

### Pronunciation

* (Ulster) IPA: /sˠuəç/

### Verb

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

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | suaithim | suaitheann tú; suaithir$^†$ | suaitheann sé, sí | suaithimid | suaitheann sibh | suaitheann siad; suaithid$^†$ | a shuaitheann; a shuaitheas / a suaitheann* | suaitear |
| indicative | past | shuaith mé; shuaitheas | shuaith tú; shuaithis | shuaith sé, sí | shuaitheamar; shuaith muid | shuaith sibh; shuaitheabhair | shuaith siad; shuaitheadar | a shuaith / ar shuaith* | suaitheadh |
| indicative | past habitual | shuaithinn / suaithinn‡‡ | shuaiteá / suaiteá‡‡ | shuaitheadh sé, sí / suaitheadh sé, sí‡‡ | shuaithimis; shuaitheadh muid / suaithimis‡‡; suaitheadh muid‡‡ | shuaitheadh sibh / suaitheadh sibh‡‡ | shuaithidís; shuaitheadh siad / suaithidís‡‡; suaitheadh siad‡‡ | a shuaitheadh / a suaitheadh* | shuaití / suaití‡‡ |
| future | future | suaithfidh mé; suaithfead | suaithfidh tú; suaithfir$^†$ | suaithfidh sé, sí | suaithfimid; suaithfidh muid | suaithfidh sibh | suaithfidh siad; suaithfid$^†$ | a shuaithfidh; a shuaithfeas / a suaithfidh* | suaithfear |
| conditional | 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 / a suaithfeadh* | shuaithfí / suaithfí‡‡ |
| 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 |
| subjunctive | 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 | imperative | suaithim | suaith | suaitheadh sé, sí | suaithimis | suaithigí; suaithidh$^†$ | suaithidís | — | suaitear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | suaitheadh | suaitheadh | suaitheadh | suaitheadh | suaitheadh | suaitheadh | suaitheadh | suaitheadh |
| past participle | past participle | suaite | suaite | suaite | suaite | suaite | suaite | suaite | suaite |
*indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
* Alternative verbal noun: suaithneáil f

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “súaithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### 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