smaoinigh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish smúainid, from smúan (reflection, consideration).[2]

Pronunciation

Verb

smaoinigh (present analytic smaoiníonn, future analytic smaoineoidh, verbal noun smaoineamh, past participle smaoinithe)

  1. to think (ponder, go over in one’s head; conceive of; consider, judge)
    Smaoinigh sé ar mhórolc
    He conceived of great evil
    Fiú an smaoineoidh tú é?
    Will you even consider it?

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • machnaigh

References

  1. ^ smaoinigh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “smúainid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 58, page 14; reprinted 1988
  4. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 296, page 136
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 202

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