smidiríní

Irish

Alternative forms

smiodairíní

Etymology

smiodar (“broken piece, fragment”) +‎ -ín

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠmʲɪdʲəˈɾʲiːnʲiː/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠmʲɪdʲəɾʲiːnʲiː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠmʲɪdʲəɾʲinʲi/

Noun

smidiríní m pl

(plural only) smithereens

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “smidirín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 660
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “smidiríní”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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