smig

Irish

Alternative forms

• smeig (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish smeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠmʲɪɟ/

Noun

smig f (genitive singular smige, nominative plural smigeanna)

1. chin

Declension

Declension of smig

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative smig smigeanna Vocative a smig a smigeanna Genitive smige smigeanna Dative smig smigeanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an smig na smigeanna Genitive na smige na smigeanna Dative leis an smig don smig leis na smigeanna

Derived terms

• smigín

Further reading

• “smig”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “smech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “smeig”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 659
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “smig”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

smig m (genitive singular smig, plural smigean)

1. Alternative form of smiogaid