smutach

Irish

Etymology

From smut (stump; short piece; portion; snout; sulky expression, huff) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

smutach (genitive singular masculine smutaigh, genitive singular feminine smutaí, plural smutacha, comparative smutaí)

  1. stumpy; curtailed, short
  2. snouty; pug-nosed
  3. sulky

Declension

Declension of smutach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative smutach smutach smutacha
vocative smutaigh smutacha
genitive smutaí smutacha smutach
dative smutach smutach;
smutaigh (archaic)
smutacha
Comparative níos smutaí
Superlative is smutaí

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • smutachán m (snouty person; pug-nosed person; sulky person)

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