sméar dhubh

Irish

Alternative forms

• sméar

Noun

sméar dhubh f (genitive singular sméire duibhe, nominative plural sméara dubha)

1. blackberry, brambleberry

Declension

Declension of sméar dhubh (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative sméar dhubh sméara dubha vocative a sméar dhubh a sméara dubha genitive sméire duibhe sméar dubh dative sméar dhubh sméir dhuibh (archaic, dialectal) sméara dubha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an sméar dhubh na sméara dubha genitive na sméire duibhe na sméar dubh dative leis an sméar dhubh leis an sméir dhuibh (archaic, dialectal) don sméar dhubh don sméir dhuibh (archaic, dialectal) leis na sméara dubha

Related terms

• dris f, driseog f, sceach f, sméardhris f (“blackberry bush”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of sméar dhubh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sméar dhubh	not applicable	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sméar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sméar dhubh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sméar dhubh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025