snite
English
Etymology 1
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Noun
snite (plural snites)
- (obsolete or Scotland) A snipe.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Carew to this entry?)
Etymology 2
From Middle English sniten, from Old English snȳtan (“to clear or blow the nose”), from Proto-Germanic *snūtijaną (“to blow the nose”). Cognate with Old Norse snýta (“to blow the nose”), whence Danish snyde and Swedish snyta sig, and with German sich schneuzen. Related to snout and snot.
Verb
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- (obsolete or Scotland, transitive) to blow (one's nose)
- (obsolete or Scotland, transitive) to snuff (a candle)
References
- Thomson, J. - Etymons of English words - pg. 199
References
- “snite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
snite
- past participle of snigh (“pour (down), flow, course; filter through, percolate; glide, crawl”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
snite | shnite after an, tsnite |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “snite”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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