snechtae

Old Irish

Etymology

From snigid (to drip)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʲn͈ʲexta/

Noun

snechtae m

  1. snow

Inflection

Masculine io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative snechtae snechtaeL snechtaiL
Vocative snechtai snechtaeL snechtu
Accusative snechtaeN snechtaeL snechtuH
Genitive snechtaiL snechtaeL snechtaeN
Dative snechtuL snechtaib snechtaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: sneachta
  • Manx: sniaghtey
  • Scottish Gaelic: sneachda

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
snechtae ṡnechtae unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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