snaoisín

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠn̪ˠiːˈʃiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠn̪ˠiːʃiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠn̪ˠiːʃinʲ/

Noun

snaoisín m (genitive singular snaoisín) (uncountable)

  1. snuff
  2. (slang) cocaine, sniff, snort
    Synonym: cócaon m

Declension

Declension of snaoisín (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative snaoisín
vocative a shnaoisín
genitive snaoisín
dative snaoisín
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an snaoisín
genitive an tsnaoisín
dative leis an snaoisín
don snaoisín

Descendants

  • → Yola: sneesheen, snisheen

Mutation

Mutated forms of snaoisín
radical lenition eclipsis
snaoisín shnaoisín
after an, tsnaoisín 		not applicable

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

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