snaidhm
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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[edit]
Declension of snaidhm
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Variant declension
Declension of snaidhm
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Forms with the definite article:
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Verb[edit]
snaidhm (present analytic snaidhmeann, future analytic snaidhmfidh, verbal noun snaidhmeadh, past participle snaidhmthe)
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of snaidhm (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
snaidhm | shnaidhm after an, tsnaidhm |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 28 (p. 12) and p. 381
- ^ 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[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
snaidhm | shnaidhm after "an", t-snaidhm |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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