smior
Irish
Alternative forms
- smiorlach
Etymology
From Old Irish smiur (“marrow”), from Proto-Celtic *smerus (“marrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *smérus (“grease”). Cognate with Welsh mêr, English smear, Swedish smör.
Pronunciation
Noun
smior m (genitive singular smeara)
- bone marrow
- pith, essential part
Declension
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References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 349, page 120
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
smior f
- (non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of smie
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish smiur (“marrow”).
Pronunciation
- (Lewis) IPA(key): /s̪mĩɾ/[1]
- (Harris, North Uist) IPA(key): /s̪mɛɾ/[2]
- (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /s̪mĩɾʲ/[3] (as if spelled smir)
Noun
smior m
Derived terms
- smior cnàmha (“bone marrow”)
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN