snaidhm
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish snaidm, from Old Irish naidm, naidmm, with s- taken from snáth (“thread, yarn”) and related terms.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]snaidhm f (genitive singular snaidhme or snadhma, nominative plural snaidhmeanna or snadhmanna)
- knot
- (construction) tie, brace
Usage notes
[edit]This word can apparently also be masculine:
- 2020 February 22, 3:56 from the start, in Lá Le Mamó nó Daideo[1], season 1, episode 13, Johnny Cloherty (actor), TG4, retrieved 22 October 2023:
- Fáisc an snaidhm!
- Tighten the knot!
Declension
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- Variant declension
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Verb
[edit]snaidhm (present analytic snaidhmeann, future analytic snaidhmfidh, verbal noun snaidhmeadh, past participle snaidhmthe)
Conjugation
[edit]* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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snaidhm | shnaidhm after an, tsnaidhm |
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
[edit]- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 28, page 12
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 125, page 48
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “snaidhm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish snaidm, from Old Irish naidm, naidmm.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]snaidhm m (genitive singular snaidhm, plural snaidhmean or snaidhmeannan)
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
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- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
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