snìomh
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: sníomh
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish snímaid (“spin; twist”), from Old Irish sním, verbal noun of sníïd (“twist, grieve”).
Verb[edit]
snìomh (past shnìomh, future snìomhaidh, verbal noun snìomh or snìomhadh, past participle snìomhte)
Noun[edit]
snìomh m (genitive singular snìomha, no plural)
Derived terms[edit]
- comh-shnìomh (“convolve; convolution”)
- cuibhle-shnìomha (“spinning-wheel”)
- eòlas an t-snìomh (“charm against sprains”)
- iom-shnìomh (“care, anxiety; restlessness; convolution; twisting; diligence”)
- maide-snìomh (“distaff”)
- uidheam-snìomh (“spinner”) (implement)
References[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “snìomh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sním”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language