smidiríní

Irish

Alternative forms

• smiodairíní

Etymology

smiodar (“broken piece, fragment”) +‎ -ín

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠmʲɪdʲəˈɾʲiːnʲiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠmʲɪdʲəɾʲiːnʲiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠmʲɪdʲəɾʲinʲi/

Noun

smidiríní m pl

1. (plural only) smithereens

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “smidirín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 660
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “smidiríní”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN