sníomh

See also: snìomh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish snímaid (spins; twists), from Old Irish sním, verbal noun of sníïd (twists, binds, ties), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (to spin, sew).

Pronunciation

Verb

sníomh (present analytic sníomhann, future analytic sníomhfaidh, verbal noun sníomh, past participle sníofa)

  1. spin; twirl, turn
  2. twist, twine; (hands) wring
    Is deacair seanslat a shníomh.
    You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
    (literally, “It's hard to twist an old rod.”)
  3. strain, wrench
  4. strive, struggle [+ le (object) = with]

Conjugation

Noun

sníomh m (genitive singular as substantive sníomha, genitive as verbal noun sníofa)

  1. verbal noun of sníomh
  2. spinning
  3. twisting, twining; (of hands) wringing
  4. struggle; strain, wrench
  5. care, anxiety

Declension

Substantive

Verbal noun

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sníomh shníomh
after an, tsníomh
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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