sniodh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish sned (“nit”).

Noun

sniodh f (genitive singular sneá, nominative plural sneá)

  1. nit
    Proverb:
    Nuair a thagann na míolta tagann na sneá. ― Misfortune breeds misfortune.

Declension
Declension of sniodh

Irregular

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sniodh sneá
Vocative a shniodh a shneá
Genitive sneá sneá
Dative sniodh sneá

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tsniodh na sneá
Genitive na sneá na sneá
Dative leis an tsniodh

don tsniodh

 leis na sneá

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

References
  • "sniodh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “sned” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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