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Irish
Adjective
snasta
- polished, refined
Declension
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Singular
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Plural (m/f)
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Positive
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Masculine
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Feminine
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(strong noun)
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(weak noun)
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Nominative
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snasta
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shnasta
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snasta; shnasta²
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Vocative
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shnasta
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snasta
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Genitive
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snasta
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snasta
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snasta
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Dative
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snasta; shnasta¹
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shnasta
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snasta; shnasta²
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Comparative
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níos snasta
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Superlative
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is snasta
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¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Verb
snasta
- past participle of snas
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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snasta
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shnasta after an, tsnasta
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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) “snasta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “snasta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “snasta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Adjective
snasta
- orderly, elegant, regular