snáthaid mhór

Irish

Etymology

snáthaid (“needle”) +‎ mhór (“big, large, great”). Compare English sewing needle (“dragonfly”).

Noun

snáthaid mhór f (genitive singular snáthaide móire, nominative plural snáthaidí móra)

1. dragonfly
2. coarse needle
3. minute hand (of clock)

Synonyms

• (coarse needle): snáthaid ramhar

Related terms

• (minute hand): snáthaid bheag (“hour-hand”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of snáthaid mhór

radical	lenition	eclipsis
snáthaid mhór	shnáthaid mhór after an, tsnáthaid mhór	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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