smigín
Irish
Alternative forms
- smeigín (obsolete)
Etymology
From smig + -ín
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠmʲɪˈɟiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠmʲɪɟiːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠmʲɪɟinʲ/
Noun
smigín m (genitive singular smigín, nominative plural smigíní)
- Diminutive of smig (“chin”)
Declension
Declension of smigín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Further reading
- “smigín” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- “smeigín” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 660.
- "smigín" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 13