smithereens

Etymology

 * the following possibilities have been suggested, though the s are all first attested later than the English word:


 * From, , from +  +  (slender form of ).
 * From ed with.
 * From (Wexford), a variant of.
 * From (Wexford), smashed

Noun
(rare singular smithereen)


 * 1)  Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: padrť,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, säpäleet, , päreiksi, tuusannuuska
 * French:
 * Galician: ,
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 산산조각
 * Manx: smithereenyn
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: småbiter
 * Nynorsk: småbitar
 * Polish: kawałeczki
 * Portuguese: pedacinhos
 * Romanian: bucățele
 * Russian: черепки,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: парампарчад
 * Roman:
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: