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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish smeic.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
smig f (genitive singular smige, nominative plural smigeanna)
- chin
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ “smig”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “smech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 298, page 102; reprinted 1988
- ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 35, page 11
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 111, page 44
- ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 14, page 7; reprinted 1979
Further reading
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
smig m (genitive singular smig, plural smigean)
- Alternative form of smiogaid