smùid

See also: smúid

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish smúit (“vapour, smoke”).

Noun

smùid f (genitive singular smùide, plural smùidean)

1. smoke, fume, steam
2. blow, attack
3. drunkenness

   Bha smùid air. ― He was drunk.

Synonyms

• (drunkenness): daorach, misg

Derived terms

• bàta-smùide

Verb

smùid (past smùid, future smùididh, verbal noun smùideadh, past participle smùidte)

1. smoke (of a chimney, etc.)
2. smash

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “smúit”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language