snaoisín

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠn̪ˠiːˈʃiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠn̪ˠiːʃiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠn̪ˠiːʃinʲ/

Noun

snaoisín m (genitive singular snaoisín)

1. snuff

Declension

Declension of snaoisín (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative snaoisín vocative a shnaoisín genitive snaoisín dative snaoisín forms with the definite article case singular nominative an snaoisín genitive an tsnaoisín dative leis an snaoisín don snaoisín

Descendants

• → Yola: sneesheen, snisheen

Mutation

Mutated forms of snaoisín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
snaoisín	shnaoisín after an, tsnaoisín	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) “snaoisín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN