snechtaide

Middle Irish

Etymology

From snechta (“snow”) +‎ -ide.

Pronunciation

• (earlier) IPA^(key): /ˈɕn͈ʲextəðʲə/
• (later) IPA^(key): /ˈɕn͈ʲextəɣʲə/

Adjective

snechtaide

1. snowy
2. snow-white

Synonyms

• (snowy): snechtamail

Mutation

Mutation of snechtaide

radical	lenition	nasalization
snechtaide	ṡnechtaide	unchanged

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “snechtaide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language