smíste

See also: smiste

Irish

Alternative forms

  • smísde (obsolete)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsˠmʲiːʃtʲə/[2]

Etymology 1

Noun

smíste m (genitive singular smíste, nominative plural smístí)

  1. maul (heavy, long-handled hammer)
  2. bat (club used for striking the ball in sports)
    Synonyms: slacán, bata, maide
  3. pestle
    Synonym: tuairgnín
  4. club (weapon), cudgel
    Synonyms: cleith, bata, maide, smachtín
  5. big loutish person
  6. smash (sound of a violent impact)
    Synonyms: pléasc, pleist, tuairt
Declension
Declension of smíste (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative smíste smístí
vocative a smíste a smístí
genitive smíste smístí
dative smíste smístí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an smíste na smístí
genitive an smíste na smístí
dative leis an smíste
don smíste 		leis na smístí

Further reading

Etymology 2

Participle

smíste

  1. past participle of smíst

Noun

smíste

  1. genitive singular of smísteadh

References

  1. ^ “smíste”, 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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