snaidhm

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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, 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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative snaidhm snaidhmeanna
Vocative a shnaidhm a shnaidhmeanna
Genitive snaidhme snaidhmeanna
Dative snaidhm snaidhmeanna

Forms with the definite article

Case 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:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative snaidhm snadhmanna
Vocative a shnaidhm a shnadhmanna
Genitive snadhma snadhmanna
Dative snaidhm snadhmanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case 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)
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*; a snaidhmeas*		 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*; a snaidhmfeas*		 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
verbal noun snaidhmeadh
past participle snaidhmthe

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

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
snaidhm shnaidhm
after an, tsnaidhm		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 28 (p. 12) and p. 381
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 125, page 48

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish snaidm, from Old Irish naidm, naidmm.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /s̪naim/

Noun

snaidhm m (genitive singular snaidhm, plural snaidhmean or snaidhmeannan)

  1. knot

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
snaidhmshnaidhm
after "an", t-snaidhm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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