snig

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /snɪɡ/ Rhymes: -ɪɡ === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to snag?”) ==== Verb ==== snig (third-person singular simple present snigs, present participle snigging, simple past and past participle snigged) (Australia, New Zealand, forestry) To drag a log along the ground by means of a chain fastened at one end. (UK, dialect) To sneak. (UK, dialect) To chop off; to cut. ===== Derived terms ===== sniggle === Etymology 2 === Ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *snigilaz or *snagilaz, whence snail. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term, particularly: ==== Noun ==== snig (plural snigs) (UK, dialect) A small eel ===== Derived terms ===== sniggle === References === === Anagrams === IGNs, Ings, NGIs, Sing, Sing., gins, ings, nigs, sign, sing, sing. == Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsʲn̠ʲiɣʲ/ === Verb === ·snig third-person singular present indicative conjunct of snigid === Mutation === == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === snȇg (Ekavian) snijȇg (Ijekavian) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sněgъ, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos. === Noun === snig m inan (Cyrillic spelling сниг) (Chakavian, Ikavian) snow