snàithnean

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈs̪n̪ˠaːɲɛn/[1]

Noun

snàithnean m (genitive singular snàithnein, plural snàithnein)

  1. piece of thread

Declension

Declension of snàithnean (type I masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative snàithnean snàithnein
genitive snàithnein shnàithnean
dative snàithnean snàithnein; snàithneanaibh1
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) snàithnean (na) snàithnein
genitive (an) t-snàithnein (nan) snàithnean
dative (an) t-snàithnean (na) snàithnein; snàithneanaibh1
vocative shnàithnein shnàithneana; shnàithneanaibh

1 obsolete form, used until the 19th century

See also

Mutation

Mutation of snàithnean
radical lenition
snàithnean shnàithnean
after "an", t-snàithnean

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 16
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