snáth

== Irish == === Alternative forms === snáthach m === Etymology === From Old Irish snáth (“thread”), from Proto-Celtic *snātos, from Proto-Indo-European *sn̥h₁-tós, from *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, sew”). Cognate with Breton neud (“threads, yarn”). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠn̪ˠɑːh/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /sˠn̪ˠɑː/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠn̪ˠaː/ === Noun === snáth m (genitive singular snátha) (collective) thread, yarn threadlike line web ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== abhras ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== snáithe (“thread”) snáthaid (“needle”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “snáth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Old Irish == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *snātos, from Proto-Indo-European *sn̥h₁-tós, from *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, sew”). Cognate with Breton neud (“threads, yarn”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsn̪aːθ/ === Noun === snáth m (genitive snáith) (collective) threads ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== snáithe (“thread, fillet”) snáthat (“needle”) ==== Descendants ==== Irish: snáth Manx: snaa Scottish Gaelic: snàth === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “snáth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language