smearadh

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠmʲaɾˠə/

Noun

smearadh m (genitive singular as substantive smearaidh, genitive as verbal noun smeartha, nominative plural smearthaí)

1. verbal noun of smear (“to grease, to oil”)
2. grease

   Synonyms: gréisc, geir, bealadh

3. a smear, smudge, daub
4. blacking, shoe polish

   Synonym: snasán bróg

Declension

As substantive:

Declension of smearadh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative smearadh smearaidh Vocative a smearaidh a smearadha Genitive smearaidh smearadh Dative smearadh smearaidh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an smearadh na smearaidh Genitive an smearaidh na smearadh Dative leis an smearadh don smearadh leis na smearaidh

As verbal noun:

Declension of smearadh

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative smearadh Vocative a smearadh Genitive smeartha Dative smearadh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an smearadh Genitive an smeartha Dative leis an smearadh don smearadh

Derived terms

• smearadh gráta (“grate polish”)
• smearadh bróg (“blacking, boot polish, shoe cream”)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “smearaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 659
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “smearadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38