smachtín

Irish

Alternative forms

• smaichtín (superseded)

Etymology

From smacht (“subjection; restraint”) +‎ -ín (diminutive)

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠmˠaxtʲiːnʲ/

Noun

smachtín m (genitive singular smachtín, nominative plural smachtíní)

1. cudgel, baton, club, bludgeon, truncheon, blackjack

   Synonym: cleith

2. short, stout person

Declension

Declension of smachtín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative smachtín smachtíní Vocative a smachtín a smachtíní Genitive smachtín smachtíní Dative smachtín smachtíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an smachtín na smachtíní Genitive an smachtín na smachtíní Dative leis an smachtín don smachtín leis na smachtíní

Further reading

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