snáthaid mhara

Irish

Noun

snáthaid mhara f (genitive singular snáthaide mara, nominative plural snáthaidí mara)

1. needlefish
2. pipefish
3. stickleback, tiddler
4. (figuratively) thin sharp-faced person

Mutation

Mutated forms of snáthaid mhara

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

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “snáthaid mhara”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “snáthaid mhara”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm