smutachán

Irish

Etymology

From smutach (“stumpy; curtailed, short; snouty; pug-nosed; sulky”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

smutachán m (genitive singular smutacháin, nominative plural smutacháin)

1. snouty person; pug-nosed person
2. sulky person

Declension

Declension of smutachán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative smutachán smutacháin Vocative a smutacháin a smutachána Genitive smutacháin smutachán Dative smutachán smutacháin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an smutachán na smutacháin Genitive an smutacháin na smutachán Dative leis an smutachán don smutachán leis na smutacháin

Synonyms

• smutaí m
• smutaire m

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “smutachán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN