snáthaid mhór

Irish

Etymology

snáthaid (“needle”) +‎ mhór (“big, large, great”). Compare English sewing needle (“dragonfly”).

Noun

snáthaid mhór f (genitive singular snáthaide móire, nominative plural snáthaidí móra)

  1. dragonfly
  2. coarse needle
  3. minute hand (of clock)

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of snáthaid mhór
radical lenition eclipsis
snáthaid mhór shnáthaid mhór
after an, tsnáthaid mhór 		not applicable

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

References

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