snàthad

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish snáthat, from Proto-Celtic *snātantā (compare Welsh nodwydd, Breton nodoez), from Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁- (“to spin, twist”) (compare snìomh). Related to snàth (“thread”), nathair (“snake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪naːhət̪/

Noun

snàthad f (genitive singular snàthaid, plural snàthadan)

1. needle

   crò snàthaid ― the eye of a needle

2. earmark on sheep, See comharradh-cluais.
3. hook to hold the blade of a scythe at the proper angle (Also called snàthad-fheòir.)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “snàthad”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)