See also: sníomh

Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish snímaid (spin; twist), from Old Irish sním, verbal noun of sníïd (twist, grieve).

Verb

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snìomh (past shnìomh, future snìomhaidh, verbal noun snìomh or snìomhadh, past participle snìomhte)

  1. twist, twine; spin
  2. wind; wind yarn; curl
  3. wrench; wring

Noun

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snìomh m (genitive singular snìomha, no plural)

  1. verbal noun of snìomh
  2. spinning
  3. twist, twine
  4. twist in yarn; curl of hair, ringlet
  5. sprain
  6. wrench

Derived terms

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References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “snìomh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sním”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language