Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish snáithe, a singulative form of snáth (thread).[2][3]

Noun

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snáithe m (genitive singular snáithe, nominative plural snáithí)

  1. (single) thread, strand
  2. stitch
  3. granular texture, grit, fibre
  4. (carpentry) grain
Declension
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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snáithe

  1. analytic present subjunctive of snáith

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
snáithe shnáithe
after an, tsnáithe
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 87
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “snáithe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “snáth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language