snamh

See also: snàmh and snámh

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish snob, snom (“bark of a tree”), snomad m (“act of stripping off bark; bark of a tree; skin of the human body”).

Noun

snamh m (genitive singular snaimh)

bark; skin, complexion
sap, growth

Declension

Declension of snamh (first declension, no plural)

bare forms
	singular
nominative	snamh
vocative	a shnaimh
genitive	snaimh
dative	snamh

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an snamh
genitive	an tsnaimh
dative	leis an snamh don snamh

Synonyms

(bark): rúsc, coirt

Verb

snamh (present analytic snamhann, future analytic snamhfaidh, verbal noun snamhadh, past participle snafa)

(transitive) decorticate, peel

Conjugation

Conjugation of *snamh* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	scamhaim	scamhann tú; scamhair^†	scamhann sé, sí	scamhaimid; scamhann muid	scamhann sibh	scamhann siad; scamhaid^†	a scamhann; a scamhas	scamhtar
past	scamh mé; scamhas	scamh tú; scamhais	scamh sé, sí	scamhamar; scamh muid	scamh sibh; scamhabhair	scamh siad; scamhadar	a scamh	scamhadh
past habitual	scamhainn	scamhtá	scamhadh sé, sí	scamhaimis; scamhadh muid	scamhadh sibh	scamhaidís; scamhadh siad	a scamhadh	scamhtaí

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	scamhfaidh mé; scamhfad	scamhfaidh tú; scamhfair^†	scamhfaidh sé, sí	scamhfaimid; scamhfaidh muid	scamhfaidh sibh	scamhfaidh siad; scamhfaid^†	a scamhfaidh; a scamhfas	scamhfar
conditional	scamhfainn	scamhfá	scamhfadh sé, sí	scamhfaimis; scamhfadh muid	scamhfadh sibh	scamhfaidís; scamhfadh siad	a scamhfadh	scamhfaí

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go scamha mé; go scamhad^†	go scamha tú; go scamhair^†	go scamha sé, sí	go scamhaimid; go scamha muid	go scamha sibh	go scamha siad; go scamhaid^†	—	go scamhtar
past	dá scamhainn	dá scamhtá	dá scamhadh sé, sí	dá scamhaimis; dá scamhadh muid	dá scamhadh sibh	dá scamhaidís; dá scamhadh siad	—	dá scamhtaí

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	scamhaim	scamh	scamhadh sé, sí	scamhaimis	scamhaigí; scamhaidh^†	scamhaidís	—	scamhtar

past participle	scafa

verbal noun	scamhadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

snamh m (genitive singular snaimh)

distaste, dislike

Declension

Declension of snamh (first declension, no plural)

bare forms
	singular
nominative	snamh
vocative	a shnaimh
genitive	snaimh
dative	snamh

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an snamh
genitive	an tsnaimh
dative	leis an snamh don snamh

Mutation

Mutated forms of *snamh*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
snamh	shnamh after an, tsnamh	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

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “snamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “snob”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “snomad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language