sníomh

See also: snìomh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish snímaid (spins; twists)[1], from Old Irish sním[2], verbal noun of sníïd (twists, binds, ties), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (to spin, sew).

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. spin; twirl, turn
  2. twist, twine; (hands) wring
    Is deacair seanslat a shníomh.
    You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
    (literally, “It's hard to twist an old rod.”)
  3. strain, wrench
  4. strive, struggle [+ le (object) = with]

Conjugation

Noun

sníomh m (genitive singular as substantive sníomha, genitive as verbal noun sníofa)

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  2. spinning
  3. twisting, twining; (of hands) wringing
  4. struggle; strain, wrench
  5. care, anxiety

Declension

Substantive

Verbal noun

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), snímaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), sním”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 19
  4. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 63

Further reading

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