sméar
See also: smear
Irish
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish smér,[1] from Proto-Celtic *smiyoros. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic smeur and Welsh mwyar.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠmʲia̯ɾˠ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /sˠmʲeːɾˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠmʲeːɾˠ/, [sˠmʲɛːɾˠ][3]
Noun
[edit]sméar f (genitive singular sméire, nominative plural sméara) or
sméar m (genitive singular sméir, nominative plural sméara)
Declension
[edit]As a feminine noun:
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As a masculine noun:
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References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 smér”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 22, page 13
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 86, page 35
Further reading
[edit]- 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, 2013-2025
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