smior

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish smiur (“marrow”), from Proto-Celtic *smerus (“marrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *smérus (“grease”). Cognate with Welsh mêr, English smear, Swedish smör.

Pronunciation

Noun

smior m (genitive singular smeara)

  1. bone marrow
  2. pith, essential part

Declension

Declension of smior (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative smior
vocative a smior
genitive smeara
dative smior
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an smior
genitive an smeara
dative leis an smior
don smior

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 349, page 120

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

smior f

  1. (non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of smie

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish smiur (“marrow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

smior m

  1. courage, bravery, fortitude,
  2. energy, spirit, vigour, stamina
  3. pith, power
  4. medulla

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  3. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
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