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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish snas (“act of cutting, chipping”), verbal noun of snaidid (“cuts, chips”).
Noun
snas m (genitive singular snasa, nominative plural snasanna)
- finish, polish, gloss, good appearance
- accent, mannerism
- slime, mold, scum, slime
- Synonym: múscán
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
snas (present analytic snasann, future analytic snasfaidh, verbal noun snasadh, past participle snasta)
- (transitive) Synonym of snasaigh
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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snasaim
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snasann tú;
snasair†
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snasann sé, sí
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snasaimid
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snasann sibh
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snasann siad;
snasaid†
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a shnasann; a shnasas /
a snasann*; a snasas*
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snastar
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| past
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shnas mé; shnasas
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shnas tú; shnasais
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shnas sé, sí
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shnasamar; shnas muid
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shnas sibh; shnasabhair
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shnas siad; shnasadar
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a shnas /
ar shnas*
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snasadh
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| past habitual
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shnasainn / snasainn‡‡
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shnastá / snastᇇ
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shnasadh sé, sí / snasadh sé, s퇇
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shnasaimis; shnasadh muid / snasaimis‡‡; snasadh muid‡‡
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shnasadh sibh / snasadh sibh‡‡
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shnasaidís; shnasadh siad / snasaidís‡‡; snasadh siad‡‡
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a shnasadh /
a snasadh*
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shnastaí / snasta퇇
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| future
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snasfaidh mé;
snasfad
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snasfaidh tú;
snasfair†
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snasfaidh sé, sí
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snasfaimid;
snasfaidh muid
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snasfaidh sibh
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snasfaidh siad;
snasfaid†
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a shnasfaidh; a shnasfas /
a snasfaidh*; a snasfas*
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snasfar
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| conditional
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shnasfainn / snasfainn‡‡
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shnasfá / snasfᇇ
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shnasfadh sé, sí / snasfadh sé, s퇇
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shnasfaimis; shnasfadh muid / snasfaimis‡‡; snasfadh muid‡‡
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shnasfadh sibh / snasfadh sibh‡‡
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shnasfaidís; shnasfadh siad / snasfaidís‡‡; snasfadh siad‡‡
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a shnasfadh /
a snasfadh*
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shnasfaí / snasfa퇇
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| subjunctive
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present
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go snasa mé;
go snasad†
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go snasa tú;
go snasair†
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go snasa sé, sí
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go snasaimid;
go snasa muid
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go snasa sibh
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go snasa siad;
go snasaid†
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—
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go snastar
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| past
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dá snasainn
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dá snastá
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dá snasadh sé, sí
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dá snasaimis;
dá snasadh muid
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dá snasadh sibh
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dá snasaidís;
dá snasadh siad
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dá snastaí
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| imperative
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snasaim
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snas
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snasadh sé, sí
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snasaimis
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snasaigí;
snasaidh†
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snasaidís
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snastar
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| verbal noun
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snasadh
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| past participle
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snasta
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Etymology 3
Noun
snas m (genitive singular snasa)
- Alternative form of snoí (“hewing, carving”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| snas
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shnas
after an, tsnas
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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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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “snas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “snas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “snas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “snas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *snaisu, from Proto-Germanic *snaisō (“twig, stick, spit”), from Proto-Indo-European *sneyt- (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
Noun
snās f
- spit, skewer
Declension
Declension of snas (strong ō-stem)
Related terms
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Compare Irish snas.
Pronunciation
Noun
snas m (genitive singular snais, no plural)
- perfection
- good appearance
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| snas |
shnas
after "an", t-snas
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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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