smithereens

See also: Smithereens

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Irish smidiríní, diminutive form of smiodar (“fragment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smɪðəˈɹiːnz/

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• Homophones: Smithereens

Noun

Template:en-plural noun (rare singular smithereen)

1. Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.

   The urn shattered into smithereens the moment it hit the ground.

Synonyms

• smithers
• shards

Translations

Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items

• Dutch: gruzelementen (nl) pl
• Finnish: murska (fi), sirpaleet (fi) pl, säpäleet pl
• French: miettes (fr) pl
• Italian: frantumi (it) m
• Japanese: 欠片 (かけら, kakera)
• Korean: 산산조각 pl (sansanjogak)
• Manx: smithereenyn pl
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: kawałeczki m pl
• Portuguese: pedacinhos m pl
• Russian: осколки (ru) (oskolki), черепки (čerepki)
• Serbo-Croatian: paramparčad (sh) n pl
• Spanish: añicos (es) m pl
• Swedish: småbitar pl

Anagrams

• intermeshes