sméar

See also: smear

Irish

sméara

Etymology

From Middle Irish smér, from Proto-Celtic *smiyoros. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic smeur and Welsh mwyar.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠmʲia̯ɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /sˠmʲeːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠmʲeːɾˠ/, [sˠmʲɛːɾˠ]

Noun

sméar f (genitive singular sméire, nominative plural sméara) or
sméar m (genitive singular sméir, nominative plural sméara)

1. blackberry

Declension

As a feminine noun:

Declension of sméar

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sméar sméara Vocative a sméar a sméara Genitive sméire sméar Dative sméar sméara

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an sméar na sméara Genitive na sméire na sméar Dative leis an sméar don sméar leis na sméara

As a masculine noun:

Declension of sméar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative sméar sméara Vocative a sméir a sméara Genitive sméir sméar Dative sméar sméara

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an sméar na sméara Genitive an sméir na sméar Dative leis an sméar don sméar leis na sméara

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 smér”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sméar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 659
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sméar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sméar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sméar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024