suigh

See also: sùigh and súigh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish suidid, on the one hand adaptation of Old Irish saidid (“to sit”), on the other hand a replacement for suidigidir (“to set”). Old Irish saidid is from Proto-Celtic *sedeti, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.

Pronunciation

Verb

suigh (present analytic suíonn, future analytic suífidh, verbal noun suí, past participle suite) (ambitransitive)

  1. to sit
    1. to remain up
  2. to set, let, rent
  3. to seat; place, locate; settle, arrange; fix, establish
  4. to affirm against; persuade [with ar]

Usage notes

The progressive aspect of this verb is formed not with ag + verbal noun, as usual in Irish, but with i + possessive determiner (agreeing with the subject) + verbal noun. For example:

  • tá mé i mo shuí ― I am (currently) sitting (down)
  • an bhfuil tú i do shuí? ― are you sg sitting (down)?
  • bíonn sé ina shuí ― he is (habitually) sitting (down)
  • bhíodh sí ina suí ― she used to be sitting (down)
  • bhíomar inár suí ― we were sitting (down)
  • beidh sibh in bhur suí ― you pl will be sitting (down)
  • bheidís ina suí ― they would be sitting (down)

Conjugation

conjugation of suigh (first conjugation – C)
verbal noun suí
past participle suite
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present suím suíonn tú;
suír† 		suíonn sé, sí suímid suíonn sibh suíonn siad;
suíd† 		a shuíonn; a shuíos /
a suíonn* 		suitear
past shuigh mé; shuíos shuigh tú;
shuís 		shuigh sé, sí shuíomar; shuigh muid shuigh sibh; shuíobhair shuigh siad; shuíodar a shuigh /
ar shuigh* 		suíodh
past habitual shuínn / suínn‡‡ shuiteá / suiteᇇ shuíodh sé, sí / suíodh sé, s퇇 shuimis; shuíodh muid / suimis‡‡; suíodh muid‡‡ shuíodh sibh / suíodh sibh‡‡ shuidís; shuíodh siad / suidís‡‡; suíodh siad‡‡ a shuíodh /
a suíodh* 		shuití / suit퇇
future suífidh mé;
suífead 		suífidh tú;
suífir† 		suífidh sé, sí suífimid;
suífidh muid 		suífidh sibh suífidh siad;
suífid† 		a shuífidh; a shuífeas /
a suífidh* 		suífear
conditional shuífinn / suífinn‡‡ shuífeá / suífeᇇ shuífeadh sé, sí / suífeadh sé, s퇇 shuífimis; shuífeadh muid / suífimis‡‡; suífeadh muid‡‡ shuífeadh sibh / suífeadh sibh‡‡ shuífidís; shuífeadh siad / suífidís‡‡; suífeadh siad‡‡ a shuífeadh /
a suífeadh* 		shuífí / suíf퇇
subjunctive
present go suí mé;
go suíod† 		go suí tú;
go suír† 		go suí sé, sí go suímid;
go suí muid 		go suí sibh go suí siad;
go suíd† 		— go suitear
past dá suínn dá suiteá dá suíodh sé, sí dá suimis;
dá suíodh muid 		dá suíodh sibh dá suidís;
dá suíodh siad 		— dá suití
imperative
– suím suigh suíodh sé, sí suímis suígí;
suídh† 		suídís — suitear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of suigh
radical lenition eclipsis
suigh shuigh
after an, tsuigh 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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