smuga

See also: smugą

Irish

Alternative forms

• smug (Ulster)

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *smuggos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk- (“slick, slippery; to slip”), see also Tocharian A muk- (“to let go, give up”), Lithuanian mùkti (“to slip away from”), Old Church Slavonic мъчати (mŭčati, “to chase”), Ancient Greek μύσσομαι (mússomai, “to blow the nose”), Sanskrit मुञ्चति (muñcati, “to release, let loose”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠmˠuɡə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠmˠɞɡ/ (corresponding to the form smug)

Noun

smuga m (genitive singular smuga, nominative plural smugaí)

1. mucus, snot

Declension

Declension of smuga (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative smuga smugaí vocative a smuga a smugaí genitive smuga smugaí dative smuga smugaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an smuga na smugaí genitive an smuga na smugaí dative leis an smuga don smuga leis na smugaí

Noun

smuga

1. nominative/vocative/dative plural of smug

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “smug”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 661
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “smuga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• smugene

Noun

smuga n

1. definite plural of smug

Polish

Smuga kondensacyjna

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *smuga.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmu.ɡa/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Masovian Borderland) IPA^(key): [ˈsmu.ɡa]

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• Rhymes: -uɡa
• Syllabification: smu‧ga

Noun

smuga f (diminutive smużka)

1. streak, trail, contrail, strip, stripe

   Synonyms: pręga, pasmo

2. (Masovian Borderland) wet meadow

Declension

Declension of smuga

	singular	plural
nominative	smuga	smugi
genitive	smugi	smug
dative	smudze	smugom
accusative	smugę	smugi
instrumental	smugą	smugami
locative	smudze	smugach
vocative	smugo	smugi

Further reading

• smuga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• smuga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Małgorzata Kapusta (2017), “smuga”, in Mowa mieszkańców pogranicza Mazowsza (na przykładzie gminy Głowaczów w powiecie kozienickim) (in Polish), Warsaw: Elipsa, →ISBN, page 85