smaoin

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /sˠmˠiːn/, (older) /sˠmˠɯːn/[1]

Verb

smaoin (present analytic smaoineann, future analytic smaoinfidh, verbal noun smaoineamh, past participle smaointe)

  1. alternative form of smaoinigh

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 223

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Noun

smaoin f (genitive singular smaoine, plural smaointean)

  1. thought, notion, reflection, idea

Derived terms