smearadh
Irish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsmearadh m (genitive singular as substantive smearaidh, genitive as verbal noun smeartha, nominative plural smearthaí)
- verbal noun of smear (“to grease, to oil”)
- grease
- a smear, smudge, daub
- blacking, shoe polish
- Synonym: snasán bróg
Declension
editAs substantive:
Declension of smearadh
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As verbal noun:
Declension of smearadh
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Derived terms
edit- smearadh gráta (“grate polish”)
- smearadh bróg (“blacking, boot polish, shoe cream”)
Further reading
edit- 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