smeòrach

Scottish Gaelic

Smeòrach.

Etymology

From Middle Irish smolach. Cognates include Irish smólach and Welsh mwyalch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪mjɔːɾəx/

Noun

smeòrach f

1. thrush

Declension

Declension of smeòrach (class IIa feminine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	smeòrach	smeòraichean
Genitive	smeòraiche, smeòraich	smeòrach
Dative	smeòraich	smeòraichean; smeòraichibh✝
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) smeòrach	(na) smeòraichean
Genitive	(na) smeòraiche, smeòraich	(nan) smeòrach
Dative	(an) smeòraich	(na) smeòraichean; smeòraichibh✝
Vocative	smeòrach	smeòracha

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• cha dèn aon smeòrach samhradh
• smeòrach-ghlas
• smeòrach-mhòr

 

Mutation

Mutation of smeòrach

radical	lenition
smeòrach	unchanged

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “smeòrach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “smeòrach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[2], Stirling, →ISBN
• Colin Mark (2003) “smeòrach”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 535