sniaghtey

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish snechtae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃnʲaxt̪ə/

Noun

sniaghtey m (genitive singular sniaghtee, plural sniaghtaghyn)

1. snow

   Heid y gheay y sniaghtey ayns sheebey noi'n cleigh. ― The wind blew the snow against the hedge.

   Huitt y sniaghtey roauyr. ― The snow fell thick.

   T'eh ceau sniaghtey dy trome. ― It is snowing hard.

   Ta ny raaidjyn glen erreish da'n sniaghtey. ― The roads are clear after the snow.

Derived terms

• sniaghtagh (“snowy”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sniaghtey	niaghtey after "yn", tniaghtey	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.