smigín

Irish

Alternative forms

  • smeigín (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From smig +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

Noun

smigín m (genitive singular smigín, nominative plural smigíní)

  1. diminutive of smig (“chin”)

Declension

Declension of smigín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative smigín smigíní
vocative a smigín a smigíní
genitive smigín smigíní
dative smigín smigíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an smigín na smigíní
genitive an smigín na smigíní
dative leis an smigín
don smigín 		leis na smigíní

References

  1. ^ “smigín”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 22, page 13

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