snamh

snamh

See also: snàmh and snámh

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish snob, snom (“bark of a tree”), snomad m (“act of stripping off bark; bark of a tree; skin of the human body”).

Noun

snamh m (genitive singular snaimh)

1. bark; skin, complexion
2. sap, growth

Declension

Declension of snamh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative snamh Vocative a shnaimh Genitive snaimh Dative snamh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an snamh Genitive an tsnaimh Dative leis an snamh don snamh

Synonyms

• (bark): rúsc, coirt

Verb

snamh (present analytic snamhann, future analytic snamhfaidh, verbal noun snamhadh, past participle snafa)

1. (transitive) decorticate, peel

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	snamhaim	snamhann tú; snamhair†	snamhann sé, sí	snamhaimid	snamhann sibh	snamhann siad; snamhaid†	a shnamhann; a shnamhas / a snamhann*; a snamhas*	snamhtar
	past	shnamh mé; shnamhas	shnamh tú; shnamhais	shnamh sé, sí	shnamhamar; shnamh muid	shnamh sibh; shnamhabhair	shnamh siad; shnamhadar	a shnamh / ar shnamh*	snamhadh
	past habitual	shnamhainn	shnamhtá	shnamhadh sé, sí	shnamhaimis; shnamhadh muid	shnamhadh sibh	shnamhaidís; shnamhadh siad	a shnamhadh / ar shnamhadh*	shnamhtaí
	future	snamhfaidh mé; snamhfad	snamhfaidh tú; snamhfair†	snamhfaidh sé, sí	snamhfaimid; snamhfaidh muid	snamhfaidh sibh	snamhfaidh siad; snamhfaid†	a shnamhfaidh; a shnamhfas / a snamhfaidh*; a snamhfas*	snamhfar
conditional		shnamhfainn / snamhfainn‡‡	shnamhfá / snamhfᇇ	shnamhfadh sé, sí / snamhfadh sé, s퇇	shnamhfaimis; shnamhfadh muid / snamhfaimis‡‡; snamhfadh muid‡‡	shnamhfadh sibh / snamhfadh sibh‡‡	shnamhfaidís; shnamhfadh siad / snamhfaidís‡‡; snamhfadh siad‡‡	a shnamhfadh / ar shnamhfadh*	shnamhfaí / snamhfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go snamha mé; go snamhad†	go snamha tú; go snamhair†	go snamha sé, sí	go snamhaimid; go snamha muid	go snamha sibh	go snamha siad; go snamhaid†	—	go snamhtar
	past	dá snamhainn	dá snamhtá	dá snamhadh sé, sí	dá snamhaimis; dá snamhadh muid	dá snamhadh sibh	dá snamhaidís; dá snamhadh siad	—	dá snamhtaí
imperative		snamhaim	snamh	snamhadh sé, sí	snamhaimis	snamhaigí; snamhaidh†	snamhaidís	—	snamhtar
verbal noun		snamhadh
past participle		snafa

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Noun

snamh m (genitive singular snaimh)

1. distaste, dislike

Declension

Declension of snamh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative snamh Vocative a shnaimh Genitive snaimh Dative snamh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an snamh Genitive an tsnaimh Dative leis an snamh don snamh

Mutation

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

References

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