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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish snaidm, from Old Irish naidm, naidmm, with s- taken from snáth (“thread, yarn”) and related terms.
Pronunciation
Noun
snaidhm f (genitive singular snaidhme or snadhma, nominative plural snaidhmeanna or snadhmanna)
- knot
- (construction) tie, brace
Usage notes
This word can apparently also be masculine:
2020 February 22, 3:56 from the start, in Lá Le Mamó nó Daideo, season 1, episode 13, Johnny Cloherty (actor), TG4, retrieved 22 October 2023:Fáisc an snaidhm!- Tighten the knot!
Declension
- Variant declension
Verb
snaidhm (present analytic snaidhmeann, future analytic snaidhmfidh, verbal noun snaidhmeadh, past participle snaidhmthe)
- to knot
- to bind, tie, entwine
- to join, unite
- (anatomy) to knit
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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snaidhmim
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snaidhmeann tú; snaidhmir†
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snaidhmeann sé, sí
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snaidhmimid
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snaidhmeann sibh
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snaidhmeann siad; snaidhmid†
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a shnaidhmeann; a shnaidhmeas / a snaidhmeann*; a snaidhmeas*
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snaidhmtear
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past
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shnaidhm mé; shnaidhmeas
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shnaidhm tú; shnaidhmis
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shnaidhm sé, sí
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shnaidhmeamar; shnaidhm muid
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shnaidhm sibh; shnaidhmeabhair
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shnaidhm siad; shnaidhmeadar
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a shnaidhm / ar shnaidhm*
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snaidhmeadh
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past habitual
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shnaidhminn / snaidhminn‡‡
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shnaidhmteá / snaidhmteᇇ
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shnaidhmeadh sé, sí / snaidhmeadh sé, s퇇
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shnaidhmimis; shnaidhmeadh muid / snaidhmimis‡‡; snaidhmeadh muid‡‡
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shnaidhmeadh sibh / snaidhmeadh sibh‡‡
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shnaidhmidís; shnaidhmeadh siad / snaidhmidís‡‡; snaidhmeadh siad‡‡
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a shnaidhmeadh / a snaidhmeadh*
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shnaidhmtí / snaidhmt퇇
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future
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snaidhmfidh mé; snaidhmfead
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snaidhmfidh tú; snaidhmfir†
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snaidhmfidh sé, sí
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snaidhmfimid; snaidhmfidh muid
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snaidhmfidh sibh
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snaidhmfidh siad; snaidhmfid†
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a shnaidhmfidh; a shnaidhmfeas / a snaidhmfidh*; a snaidhmfeas*
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snaidhmfear
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conditional
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shnaidhmfinn / snaidhmfinn‡‡
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shnaidhmfeá / snaidhmfeᇇ
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shnaidhmfeadh sé, sí / snaidhmfeadh sé, s퇇
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shnaidhmfimis; shnaidhmfeadh muid / snaidhmfimis‡‡; snaidhmfeadh muid‡‡
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shnaidhmfeadh sibh / snaidhmfeadh sibh‡‡
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shnaidhmfidís; shnaidhmfeadh siad / snaidhmfidís‡‡; snaidhmfeadh siad‡‡
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a shnaidhmfeadh / a snaidhmfeadh*
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shnaidhmfí / snaidhmf퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go snaidhme mé; go snaidhmead†
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go snaidhme tú; go snaidhmir†
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go snaidhme sé, sí
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go snaidhmimid; go snaidhme muid
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go snaidhme sibh
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go snaidhme siad; go snaidhmid†
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—
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go snaidhmtear
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past
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dá snaidhminn
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dá snaidhmteá
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dá snaidhmeadh sé, sí
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dá snaidhmimis; dá snaidhmeadh muid
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dá snaidhmeadh sibh
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dá snaidhmidís; dá snaidhmeadh siad
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—
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dá snaidhmtí
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imperative
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snaidhmim
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snaidhm
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snaidhmeadh sé, sí
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snaidhmimis
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snaidhmigí; snaidhmidh†
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snaidhmidís
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snaidhmtear
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verbal noun
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snaidhmeadh
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past participle
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snaidhmthe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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snaidhm
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shnaidhm after an, tsnaidhm
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
Further reading
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish snaidm, from Old Irish naidm, naidmm.
Pronunciation
Noun
snaidhm m (genitive singular snaidhm, plural snaidhmean or snaidhmeannan)
- knot
Derived terms
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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snaidhm |
shnaidhm after "an", t-snaidhm
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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