snáthaid

== Irish == === Alternative forms === snáthad (Munster, Ulster) === Etymology === From Old Irish snáthat (“needle”) (whence also Manx snaid and Scottish Gaelic snàthad), from Proto-Celtic *snātantā (compare Welsh nodwydd, Breton nodoez), from Proto-Indo-European *sneh₁- (“to spin, twist”). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠn̪ˠɑːhəd̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form snáthad) (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈsˠn̪ˠɑːdʲ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠn̪ˠahəd̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form snáthad); /ˈsˠn̪ˠahədʲ/ (in the dative) === Noun === snáthaid f (genitive singular snáthaide, nominative plural snáthaidí) needle index (symbol resembling a pointing hand), indicator, pointer hand (of a clock), gnomon (of a sundial) ==== Declension ==== Alternative plural: snáthadaí (Cois Fharraige) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== snáithe (“thread”) snáth (“thread, yarn”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “snáthaid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN