snamh

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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)

  1. bark; skin, complexion
  2. 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

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) decorticate, peel
Conjugation
conjugation of snamh (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun scamhadh
past participle scafa
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present scamhaim scamhann tú;
scamhair† 		scamhann sé, sí scamhaimid 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 /
ar scamh* 		scamhadh
past habitual scamhainn scamhtá scamhadh sé, sí scamhaimis; scamhadh muid scamhadh sibh scamhaidís; scamhadh siad a scamhadh /
a scamhadh* 		scamhtaí
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 /
a scamhfadh* 		scamhfaí
subjunctive
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
– scamhaim scamh scamhadh sé, sí scamhaimis scamhaigí;
scamhaidh† 		scamhaidís — scamhtar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect 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)

  1. 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

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