smearadh

Irish

Pronunciation

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
singular plural
nominative smearadh smearthaí
vocative a smearaidh a smearthaí
genitive smearaidh smearthaí
dative smearadh smearthaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an smearadh na smearthaí
genitive an smearaidh na smearthaí
dative leis an smearadh
don smearadh 		leis na smearthaí

As verbal noun:

Declension of smearadh (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative smearadh
vocative a smearadh
genitive smeartha
dative smearadh
forms with the definite article
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”)

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 72, page 38

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