snìomh

See also: sníomh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• sniamh

Etymology

From Middle Irish snímaid (“spin; twist”), from Old Irish sním, verbal noun of sníïd (“twist, grieve”).

Pronunciation

• (Lewis, Harris) IPA^(key): /ʃɲĩə̃v/
• (Uist, Barra, Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ʃɲĩãv/

Verb

snìomh (past shnìomh, future snìomhaidh, verbal noun snìomh or snìomhadh, past participle snìomhte)

1. twist, twine; spin
2. wind; wind yarn; curl
3. wrench; wring

Noun

snìomh m (genitive singular snìomha, no plural)

1. verbal noun of snìomh
2. spinning
3. twist, twine
4. twist in yarn; curl of hair, ringlet
5. sprain
6. wrench

Derived terms

• comh-shnìomh (“convolve; convolution”)
• cuibhle-shnìomha (“spinning-wheel”)
• eòlas an t-snìomh (“charm against sprains”)
• iom-shnìomh (“care, anxiety; restlessness; convolution; twisting; diligence”)
• maide-snìomh (“distaff”)
• uidheam-snìomh (“spinner”) (implement)

 

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “snìomh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sním”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language