sneachda

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• sneachd

Etymology

From Old Irish snechtae.

Pronunciation

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ʃɲɛ̃xk(ə)/
• (Harris) IPA^(key): /ʃɲaxkə/
• (Uist) IPA^(key): /ʃɲɛxkə/, [ʂɲɛxkə]
• (Barra) IPA^(key): /ʃɲɛxkʌ/
• (Colonsay, Islay) IPA^(key): /sɲɛxk/, [sɲɛxɡ̥]

Noun

sneachda m (genitive singular sneachda, plural sneachdachan)

1. snow

Declension

Declension of sneachda (type III masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	sneachda	sneachdachan
genitive	sneachda	shneachdachan
dative	sneachda	sneachdachan; sneachdachaibh1
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) sneachda	(na) sneachdachan
genitive	(an) t-sneachda	(nan) sneachdachan
dative	(an) t-sneachda	(na) sneachdachan; sneachdachaibh1
vocative	shneachda	shneachdachan

¹ archaic or poetic form

Derived terms

• bodach-sneachda (“snowman”)
• bòrdadh-sneachda (“snowboarding”)
• cuir an t-sneachda (“snow”, verb)
• eun-an-t-sneachda (“snow bunting”)
• fiadh-sneachda (“reindeer”)
• maoim-sneachda (“avalanche”)

Mutation

Mutation of sneachda

radical	lenition
sneachda	shneachda after "an", t-sneachda

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