smeòrach
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word smeòrach. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word smeòrach, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say smeòrach in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word smeòrach you have here. The definition of the word smeòrach will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofsmeòrach, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Smeòrach.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish smolach. Cognates include Irish smólach and Welsh mwyalch.
Pronunciation
Noun
smeòrach f
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
Mutation
| 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, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “smeòrach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
- Colin Mark (2003) “smeòrach”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 535