smál

See also: smal, smàl, smäl, and smæl

Irish

Alternative forms

• smól

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠmˠɑːl̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /sˠmˠɑːlˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠmˠæːlˠ/

Noun

smál m (genitive singular smáil, nominative plural smáil)

1. stain, smudge, blemish, disgrace

Declension

Declension of smál (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative smál smáil vocative a smáil a smála genitive smáil smál dative smál smáil forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an smál na smáil genitive an smáil na smál dative leis an smál don smál leis na smáil

Further reading

• “smál”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “smál, smól, smúal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “smál”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 658
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “smál”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN