smál

See also: smal, smàl, smäl, and smæl

Irish

Alternative forms

• smól

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠmˠɑːl̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /sˠmˠɑːlˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠmˠæːlˠ/

Noun

smál m (genitive singular smáil, nominative plural smáil)

1. stain, smudge, blemish, disgrace

Declension

Declension of smál

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative smál smáil Vocative a smáil a smála Genitive smáil smál Dative smál smáil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an smál na smáil Genitive an smáil na smál Dative leis an smál don smál leis na smáil

Further reading

• “smál”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “smál, smól, smúal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “smál”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 658
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “smál”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN