smólach

See also: smołach

Irish

Alternative forms

• smól, smaolach

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠmˠoːl̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠmˠoːlˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠmˠɔːlˠa(x)/

Noun

smólach m (genitive singular smólaigh, nominative plural smólaigh) or
smólach f (genitive singular smólaí, nominative plural smólacha)

1. thrush (songbird of the family Turdidae)

Declension

As a masculine noun:

Declension of smólach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative smólach smólaigh vocative a smólaigh a smólacha genitive smólaigh smólach dative smólach smólaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an smólach na smólaigh genitive an smólaigh na smólach dative leis an smólach don smólach leis na smólaigh

As a feminine noun:

Declension of smólach (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative smólach smólacha vocative a smólach a smólacha genitive smólaí smólach dative smólach smólacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an smólach na smólacha genitive na smólaí na smólach dative leis an smólach don smólach leis na smólacha

Derived terms

• smólach ceoil (“song thrush”)
• smólach imirce (“American robin”)

Further reading

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