sniodh
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish sned (“nit”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic sneadh.
Noun
sniodh f (genitive singular sneá, nominative plural sneá)
- nit
- Proverb: Nuair a thagann na míolta tagann na sneá. ― Misfortune breeds misfortune.
Declension
Declension of sniodh
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sniodh | shniodh after an, tsniodh |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sniodh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sned”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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