snàthad

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See also: snáthad

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish snáthat (whence also Irish snáthaid and Manx snaid), from Proto-Celtic *snātantā (compare Welsh nodwydd, Breton nodoez), from Proto-Indo-European *sneh₁- (to spin, twist) (compare snìomh). Related to snàth (thread), nathair (snake).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

snàthad f (genitive singular snàthaid, plural snàthadan)

  1. needle
    crò snàthaidthe eye of a needle
  2. earmark on sheep, See comharradh-cluais.
  3. hook to hold the blade of a scythe at the proper angle
    Synonym: snàthad-fheòir

Mutation[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “snàthad”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC