smacht

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

smacht

1. (deprecated template usage) first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of smachten
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of smachten

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish smacht (“rule, control, punishment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠmˠɑxt̪ˠ/
• IPA^(key): /sˠmˠaxt̪ˠ/

Noun

smacht m (genitive singular smachta, nominative plural smachta)

1. (literary) rule, regulation, ordinance
2. rule, dominion, sway; subjection
3. control, restraint, discipline

   Ní bhíonn an rath ach mar a mbíonn an smacht.

   There can be no progress without discipline.

   (proverb)

4. (literary) penalty, fine

Declension

Declension of smacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative smacht smachta Vocative a smacht a smachta Genitive smachta smacht Dative smacht smachta

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

Derived terms

• ansmacht m (“tyranny”)
• ceannsmacht m (“mastery, the upper hand”)
• claonsmacht m (“unjust rule”)
• faoi smacht (“under control”)

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “smacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Template:R:ga:Dinneen
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “smacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN