snaidhm

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish snaidm, from Old Irish naidm, naidmm, with s- taken from snáth (“thread, yarn”) and related terms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˠn̪ˠiːmʲ/[1], /sˠn̪ˠĩːmʲ/[2]

Noun

snaidhm f (genitive singular snaidhme or snadhma, nominative plural snaidhmeanna or snadhmanna)

  1. knot
  2. (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[1], season 1, episode 13, Johnny Cloherty (actor), TG4, retrieved 22 October 2023:
Fáisc an snaidhm!
Tighten the knot!

Declension

Declension of snaidhm (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative snaidhm snaidhmeanna
vocative a shnaidhm a shnaidhmeanna
genitive snaidhme snaidhmeanna
dative snaidhm snaidhmeanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tsnaidhm na snaidhmeanna
genitive na snaidhme na snaidhmeanna
dative leis an tsnaidhm
don tsnaidhm 		leis na snaidhmeanna
Variant declension
Declension of snaidhm (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative snaidhm snadhmanna
vocative a shnaidhm a shnadhmanna
genitive snadhma snadhmanna
dative snaidhm snadhmanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tsnaidhm na snadhmanna
genitive na snadhma na snadhmanna
dative leis an tsnaidhm
don tsnaidhm 		leis na snadhmanna

Verb

snaidhm (present analytic snaidhmeann, future analytic snaidhmfidh, verbal noun snaidhmeadh, past participle snaidhmthe)

  1. to knot
  2. to bind, tie, entwine
  3. to join, unite
  4. (anatomy) to knit

Conjugation

conjugation of snaidhm (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun snaidhmeadh
past participle snaidhmthe
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present snaidhmim snaidhmeann tú;
snaidhmir† 		snaidhmeann sé, sí snaidhmimid snaidhmeann sibh snaidhmeann siad;
snaidhmid† 		a shnaidhmeann; a shnaidhmeas /
a snaidhmeann* 		snaidhmtear
past shnaidhm mé; shnaidhmeas shnaidhm tú; shnaidhmis shnaidhm sé, sí shnaidhmeamar; shnaidhm muid shnaidhm sibh; shnaidhmeabhair shnaidhm siad; shnaidhmeadar a shnaidhm /
ar shnaidhm* 		snaidhmeadh
past habitual shnaidhminn / snaidhminn‡‡ shnaidhmteá / snaidhmteᇇ shnaidhmeadh sé, sí / snaidhmeadh sé, s퇇 shnaidhmimis; shnaidhmeadh muid / snaidhmimis‡‡; snaidhmeadh muid‡‡ shnaidhmeadh sibh / snaidhmeadh sibh‡‡ shnaidhmidís; shnaidhmeadh siad / snaidhmidís‡‡; snaidhmeadh siad‡‡ a shnaidhmeadh /
a snaidhmeadh* 		shnaidhmtí / snaidhmt퇇
future snaidhmfidh mé;
snaidhmfead 		snaidhmfidh tú;
snaidhmfir† 		snaidhmfidh sé, sí snaidhmfimid;
snaidhmfidh muid 		snaidhmfidh sibh snaidhmfidh siad;
snaidhmfid† 		a shnaidhmfidh; a shnaidhmfeas /
a snaidhmfidh* 		snaidhmfear
conditional shnaidhmfinn / snaidhmfinn‡‡ shnaidhmfeá / snaidhmfeᇇ shnaidhmfeadh sé, sí / snaidhmfeadh sé, s퇇 shnaidhmfimis; shnaidhmfeadh muid / snaidhmfimis‡‡; snaidhmfeadh muid‡‡ shnaidhmfeadh sibh / snaidhmfeadh sibh‡‡ shnaidhmfidís; shnaidhmfeadh siad / snaidhmfidís‡‡; snaidhmfeadh siad‡‡ a shnaidhmfeadh /
a snaidhmfeadh* 		shnaidhmfí / snaidhmf퇇
subjunctive
present go snaidhme mé;
go snaidhmead† 		go snaidhme tú;
go snaidhmir† 		go snaidhme sé, sí go snaidhmimid;
go snaidhme muid 		go snaidhme sibh go snaidhme siad;
go snaidhmid† 		— go snaidhmtear
past dá snaidhminn dá snaidhmteá dá snaidhmeadh sé, sí dá snaidhmimis;
dá snaidhmeadh muid 		dá snaidhmeadh sibh dá snaidhmidís;
dá snaidhmeadh siad 		— dá snaidhmtí
imperative
– snaidhmim snaidhm snaidhmeadh sé, sí snaidhmimis snaidhmigí;
snaidhmidh† 		snaidhmidís — snaidhmtear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of snaidhm
radical lenition eclipsis
snaidhm shnaidhm
after an, tsnaidhm 		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

  1. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 28, page 12
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 125, page 48

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “snaiḋm; snaiḋmim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1072; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “snaidhm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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)

  1. knot

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of snaidhm
radical lenition
snaidhm shnaidhm
after "an", t-snaidhm

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

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN, page 392
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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