smior

• smiorlach

From Old Irish smiur (“marrow”), from Proto-Celtic *smerus (“marrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *smérus (“grease”). Cognate with Welsh mêr, English smear, Swedish smör.

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠmʲɪɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠmʲɛɾʲ/^[1] (as if spelled smeir)

smior m (genitive singular smeara)

1. bone marrow
2. pith, essential part

smior f

1. (non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of smie

From Old Irish smiur (“marrow”).

• IPA^(key): /s̪miɾ/

smior m

1. courage, bravery, fortitude,
2. energy, spirit, vigour, stamina
3. pith, power
4. medulla

• smior cnàmha (“bone marrow”)