snáthat

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • snáthath (St. Gall Priscian glosses)

Etymology

Related to snáth (“thread”). Compare Welsh nodwydd.

Noun

snáthat f

  1. needle

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative snáthatL snáthaitL snáthataH
vocative snáthatL snáthaitL snáthataH
accusative snáthaitN snáthaitL snáthataH
genitive snáthaiteH snáthatL snáthatN
dative snáthaitL snáthataib snáthataib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: snáthat

Mutation

Mutation of snáthat
radical lenition nasalization
snáthat ṡnáthat snáthat

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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