smidiríní
Irish
Alternative forms
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