snáth

See also: snath and snàth

Irish

Alternative forms

• snáthach m

Etymology

From Old Irish snáth (“thread”), from Proto-Celtic *snātos, from Proto-Indo-European *sn̥h₁-tós, from *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, sew”). Cognate with Breton neud (“threads, yarn”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠn̪ˠɑːh/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /sˠn̪ˠɑː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠn̪ˠaː/

Noun

snáth m (genitive singular snátha)

1. (collective) thread, yarn
2. threadlike line
3. web

Declension

Declension of snáth (third declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative snáth vocative a shnáth genitive snátha dative snáth forms with the definite article singular nominative an snáth genitive an tsnátha dative leis an snáth don snáth

Synonyms

• abhras

Derived terms

• cas-snáth (“twist (of thread)”)
• snáth báite (“water milfoil”)
• snáth caol (“fine thread”)
• snáth casta (“twist (of thread)”)
• snáth céarach (“waxed thread”)
• snáth cnáibe (“hemp thread”)
• snáth cniotála (“knitting yarn”)
• snáth damháin alla (“spider's web”)
• snáth gloine (“glass wool”)
• snáth innigh (“weft yarn”)
• snáth leighil (“lisle thread”)
• snáth mara (“high-water mark”)
• snáth olla (“woollen yarn”)
• snáth uama (“seaming-thread”)
• snáthadán (“netting-needle”)
• snáthadóir (“needle-maker”)
• snáthphéist (“threadworm”)

Related terms

• snáithe (“thread”)
• snáthaid (“needle”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of snáth

radical	lenition	eclipsis
snáth	shnáth after an, tsnáth	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “snáth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *snātos, from Proto-Indo-European *sn̥h₁-tós, from *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, sew”). Cognate with Breton neud (“threads, yarn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsn̪aːθ/

Noun

snáth m (genitive snáith)

1. (collective) threads

Declension

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	snáth	—	—
vocative	snáith	—	—
accusative	snáthN	—	—
genitive	snáithL	—	—
dative	snáthL	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Related terms

• snáithe (“thread, fillet”)
• snáthat (“needle”)

Descendants

• Irish: snáth
• Manx: snaa
• Scottish Gaelic: snàth

Mutation

Mutation of snáth

radical	lenition	nasalization
snáth	ṡnáth	snáth

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “snáth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language