suigh

See also: sùigh and súigh

Irish

Alternative forms

suidh (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish suidid, on the one hand addaptation 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

(Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠɪɟ/
(Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠiː/
(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /sˠʊ/

Verb

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

sit
1. remain up
set, let, rent
seat; place, locate; settle, arrange; fix, establish
(with ar) affirm against; persuade

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)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	suím	suíonn tú; suír^†	suíonn sé, sí	suímid	suíonn sibh	suíonn siad; suíd^†	a shuíonn; a shuíos / a suíonn; a suíos	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 / suiteá‡‡	shuíodh sé, sí / suíodh sé, sí‡‡	shuimis; shuíodh muid / suimis‡‡; suíodh muid‡‡	shuíodh sibh / suíodh sibh‡‡	shuidís; shuíodh siad / suidís‡‡; suíodh siad‡‡	a shuíodh / a suíodh*	shuití / suití‡‡
future		suífidh mé; suífead	suífidh tú; suífir^†	suífidh sé, sí	suífimid; suífidh muid	suífidh sibh	suífidh siad; suífid^†	a shuífidh; a shuífeas / a suífidh; a suífeas	suífear
conditional		shuífinn / suífinn‡‡	shuífeá / suífeá‡‡	shuífeadh sé, sí / suífeadh sé, sí‡‡	shuífimis; shuífeadh muid / suífimis‡‡; suífeadh muid‡‡	shuífeadh sibh / suífeadh sibh‡‡	shuífidís; shuífeadh siad / suífidís‡‡; suífeadh siad‡‡	a shuífeadh / a suífeadh*	shuífí / suífí‡‡
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
subjunctive	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
verbal noun		suí
past participle		suite

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
suigh	shuigh after an, tsuigh	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.