sméar

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See also: smear

Irish

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sméara

Etymology

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From Middle Irish smér,[1] from Proto-Celtic *smiyoros. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic smeur and Welsh mwyar.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sméar f (genitive singular sméire, nominative plural sméara) or
sméar m (genitive singular sméir, nominative plural sméara)

  1. blackberry

Declension

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As a feminine noun:

As a masculine noun:

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 smér”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 22, page 13
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 86, page 35

Further reading

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