snigh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish snigid, from Proto-Celtic *snigʷyo- (to snow), from Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- (to snow).

Verb

snigh (present analytic sníonn, future analytic snífidh, verbal noun sní, past participle snite)

  1. to pour down, flow

Conjugation

Synonyms

Mutation

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

References

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