smúit

Irish

Alternative forms

  • smúid

Etymology

From Middle Irish smúit (“vapour, smoke”).

Noun

smúit f (genitive singular smúite)

  1. smoke, vapour
  2. mist, fog
  3. dust, grime
  4. murkiness
  5. gloom
    Synonym: gruaim
    Tá smúit uirthi.
    She's gloomy.

Declension

Declension of smúit (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative smúit
vocative a smúit
genitive smúite
dative smúit
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an smúit
genitive na smúite
dative leis an smúit
don smúit

Derived terms

  • smúiteán (“misty haze”)
  • smúitcheo (“dense mist”)
  • smúitigh (“becloud”, verb)
  • smúitiúil (“smoky; gloomy”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of smúit
radical lenition eclipsis
smúit not applicable not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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