snáth
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See also: snath
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- snáthach m
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish snáth (“thread”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *snātos, from Proto-Indo-European *sn̥h₁-tós, from *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, sew”). Cognate with English snood.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
snáth m (genitive singular snátha)
Declension[edit]
Declension of snáth
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- cas-snáth (“twist (of thread)”)
- snáth báite (“water milfoil”)
- snáth caol (“fine thread”)
- snáth casta (“twist (of thread)”)
- snáth céarach (“waxed thread”)
- snáth cnáibe (“hemp thread”)
- snáth cniotála (“knitting yarn”)
- snáth damháin alla (“spider's web”)
- snáth gloine (“glass wool”)
- snáth innigh (“weft yarn”)
- snáth leighil (“lisle thread”)
- snáth mara (“high-water mark”)
- snáth olla (“woollen yarn”)
- snáth uama (“seaming-thread”)
- snáthadán (“netting-needle”)
- snáthadóir (“needle-maker”)
- snáthphéist (“threadworm”)
Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
snáth | shnáth after an, tsnáth |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “snáth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 70
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “snáth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)neh₁-
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish collective nouns
- Irish third-declension nouns
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