snáth

See also: snath and snàth

Irish

Alternative forms

  • snáthach m

Etymology

From Old Irish snáth (“thread”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *snātos, from Proto-Indo-European *sn̥h₁-tós, from *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, sew”). Cognate with Breton neud (“threads, yarn”).

Pronunciation

Noun

snáth m (genitive singular snátha)

  1. (collective) thread, yarn
  2. threadlike line
  3. web

Declension

Declension of snáth (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative snáth
vocative a shnáth
genitive snátha
dative snáth
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an snáth
genitive an tsnátha
dative leis an snáth
don snáth

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • cas-snáth (“twist (of thread)”)
  • snáth báite (“water milfoil”)
  • snáth caol (“fine thread”)
  • snáth casta (“twist (of thread)”)
  • snáth céarach (“waxed thread”)
  • snáth cnáibe (“hemp thread”)
  • snáth cniotála (“knitting yarn”)
  • snáth damháin alla (“spider's web”)
  • snáth gloine (“glass wool”)
  • snáth innigh (“weft yarn”)
  • snáth leighil (“lisle thread”)
  • snáth mara (“high-water mark”)
  • snáth olla (“woollen yarn”)
  • snáth uama (“seaming-thread”)
  • snáthadán (“netting-needle”)
  • snáthadóir (“needle-maker”)
  • snáthphéist (“threadworm”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of snáth
radical lenition eclipsis
snáth shnáth
after an, tsnáth 		not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “snáth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 70

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *snātos, from Proto-Indo-European *sn̥h₁-tós, from *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, sew”). Cognate with Breton neud (“threads, yarn”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsn̪aːθ/

Noun

snáth m (genitive snáith)

  1. (collective) threads

Declension

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative snáth — —
vocative snáith — —
accusative snáthN — —
genitive snáithL — —
dative snáthL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: snáth
  • Manx: snaa
  • Scottish Gaelic: snàth

Mutation

Mutation of snáth
radical lenition nasalization
snáth ṡnáth snáth

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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