sniodh

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish sned (“nit”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic sneadh.

Noun

sniodh f (genitive singular sneá, nominative plural sneá)

  1. nit
    Proverb: Nuair a thagann na míolta tagann na sneá. ― Misfortune breeds misfortune.

Declension

Declension of sniodh (irregular)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative sniodh sneá
vocative a shniodh a shneá
genitive sneá sneá
dative sniodh sneá
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tsniodh na sneá
genitive na sneá na sneá
dative leis an tsniodh
don tsniodh 		leis na sneá

Mutation

Mutated forms of sniodh
radical lenition eclipsis
sniodh shniodh
after an, tsniodh 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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