sméar

See also: smear

Irish

sméara

Etymology

From Middle Irish smér, from Proto-Celtic *smiyoros. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic smeur and Welsh mwyar.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠmʲia̯ɾˠ/[1]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /sˠmʲeːɾˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠmʲeːɾˠ/, [sˠmʲɛːɾˠ][2]

Noun

sméar f (genitive singular sméire, nominative plural sméara) or
sméar m (genitive singular sméir, nominative plural sméara)

blackberry

Declension

As a feminine noun:

Declension of sméar

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sméar	sméara
Vocative	a sméar	a sméara
Genitive	sméire	sméar
Dative	sméar	sméara

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an sméar	na sméara
Genitive	na sméire	na sméar
Dative	leis an sméar don sméar	leis na sméara

As a masculine noun:

Declension of sméar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sméar	sméara
Vocative	a sméir	a sméara
Genitive	sméir	sméar
Dative	sméar	sméara

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an sméar	na sméara
Genitive	an sméir	na sméar
Dative	leis an sméar don sméar	leis na sméara

References

Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 13
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 35

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 smér”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sméar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 659
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sméar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “sméar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “sméar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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[1] Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 13

[2] Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 35