smutachán

Irish

Etymology

From smutach (“stumpy; curtailed, short; snouty; pug-nosed; sulky”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

smutachán m (genitive singular smutacháin, nominative plural smutacháin)

1. snouty person; pug-nosed person
2. sulky person

Declension

Declension of smutachán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative smutachán smutacháin vocative a smutacháin a smutachána genitive smutacháin smutachán dative smutachán smutacháin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an smutachán na smutacháin genitive an smutacháin na smutachán dative leis an smutachán don smutachán leis na smutacháin

Synonyms

• smutaí m
• smutaire m

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “smutachán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN