sniodh
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish sned (“nit”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic sneadh.
Noun
editsniodh f (genitive singular sneá, nominative plural sneá)
- nit
- Proverb: Nuair a thagann na míolta tagann na sneá. ― Misfortune breeds misfortune.
Declension
editDeclension of sniodh
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
sniodh | shniodh after an, tsniodh |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sniodh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sned”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language