# snaidhm
## Irish
### Etymology

From Middle Irish snaidm, from Old Irish naidm, naidmm, with s- taken from snáth (“thread, yarn”) and related terms.

### Pronunciation

* (Cois Fharraige) IPA: /sˠn̪ˠiːmʲ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /sˠn̪ˠĩːmʲ/

### Noun

snaidhm f (genitive singular snaidhme or snadhma, nominative plural snaidhmeanna or snadhmanna)
* knot
* (construction) tie, brace

#### Usage notes

This word can apparently also be masculine:
    2020 February 22, 3:56 from the start, in Lá Le Mamó nó Daideo‎, season 1, episode 13, Johnny Cloherty (actor), TG4, retrieved 22 October 2023:Fáisc an snaidhm!Tighten the knot!

#### Declension

Second declension

##### Variant declension

Third declension

### Verb

snaidhm (present analytic snaidhmeann, future analytic snaidhmfidh, verbal noun snaidhmeadh, past participle snaidhmthe)
* to knot
* to bind, tie, entwine
* to join, unite
* (anatomy) to knit

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | snaidhmim | snaidhmeann tú; snaidhmir$^†$ | snaidhmeann sé, sí | snaidhmimid | snaidhmeann sibh | snaidhmeann siad; snaidhmid$^†$ | a shnaidhmeann; a shnaidhmeas / a snaidhmeann* | snaidhmtear |
| indicative | past | shnaidhm mé; shnaidhmeas | shnaidhm tú; shnaidhmis | shnaidhm sé, sí | shnaidhmeamar; shnaidhm muid | shnaidhm sibh; shnaidhmeabhair | shnaidhm siad; shnaidhmeadar | a shnaidhm / ar shnaidhm* | snaidhmeadh |
| indicative | past habitual | shnaidhminn / snaidhminn‡‡ | shnaidhmteá / snaidhmteá‡‡ | shnaidhmeadh sé, sí / snaidhmeadh sé, sí‡‡ | shnaidhmimis; shnaidhmeadh muid / snaidhmimis‡‡; snaidhmeadh muid‡‡ | shnaidhmeadh sibh / snaidhmeadh sibh‡‡ | shnaidhmidís; shnaidhmeadh siad / snaidhmidís‡‡; snaidhmeadh siad‡‡ | a shnaidhmeadh / a snaidhmeadh* | shnaidhmtí / snaidhmtí‡‡ |
| future | future | snaidhmfidh mé; snaidhmfead | snaidhmfidh tú; snaidhmfir$^†$ | snaidhmfidh sé, sí | snaidhmfimid; snaidhmfidh muid | snaidhmfidh sibh | snaidhmfidh siad; snaidhmfid$^†$ | a shnaidhmfidh; a shnaidhmfeas / a snaidhmfidh* | snaidhmfear |
| conditional | conditional | shnaidhmfinn / snaidhmfinn‡‡ | shnaidhmfeá / snaidhmfeá‡‡ | shnaidhmfeadh sé, sí / snaidhmfeadh sé, sí‡‡ | shnaidhmfimis; shnaidhmfeadh muid / snaidhmfimis‡‡; snaidhmfeadh muid‡‡ | shnaidhmfeadh sibh / snaidhmfeadh sibh‡‡ | shnaidhmfidís; shnaidhmfeadh siad / snaidhmfidís‡‡; snaidhmfeadh siad‡‡ | a shnaidhmfeadh / a snaidhmfeadh* | shnaidhmfí / snaidhmfí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go snaidhme mé; go snaidhmead$^†$ | go snaidhme tú; go snaidhmir$^†$ | go snaidhme sé, sí | go snaidhmimid; go snaidhme muid | go snaidhme sibh | go snaidhme siad; go snaidhmid$^†$ | — | go snaidhmtear |
| subjunctive | past | dá snaidhminn | dá snaidhmteá | dá snaidhmeadh sé, sí | dá snaidhmimis; dá snaidhmeadh muid | dá snaidhmeadh sibh | dá snaidhmidís; dá snaidhmeadh siad | — | dá snaidhmtí |
| imperative | imperative | snaidhmim | snaidhm | snaidhmeadh sé, sí | snaidhmimis | snaidhmigí; snaidhmidh$^†$ | snaidhmidís | — | snaidhmtear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | snaidhmeadh | snaidhmeadh | snaidhmeadh | snaidhmeadh | snaidhmeadh | snaidhmeadh | snaidhmeadh | snaidhmeadh |
| past participle | past participle | snaidhmthe | snaidhmthe | snaidhmthe | snaidhmthe | snaidhmthe | snaidhmthe | snaidhmthe | snaidhmthe |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### References

* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 28, page 12
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 125, page 48

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “snaidhm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Alternative forms

* snaim

### Etymology

From Middle Irish snaidm, from Old Irish naidm, naidmm.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /s̪naim/

### Noun

snaidhm m (genitive singular snaidhm, plural snaidhmean or snaidhmeannan)
* knot

#### Derived terms

* cuir snaidhm air