Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• sniamh

Verb

snìomh ‎(past shnìomh, future snìomhaidh, verbal noun snìomh or snìomhadh, past participle snìomhte)

1. twist, twine; spin
2. wind; wind yarn; curl
3. wrench; wring

Noun

snìomh m ‎(genitive singular snìomha, no plural)

1. verbal noun of snìomh
2. spinning
3. twist, twine
4. twist in yarn; curl of hair, ringlet
5. sprain
6. wrench

Derived terms

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “sním” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.