Scottish Gaelic

Verb

snàmh ‎(past shnàmh, future snàmhaidh, verbal noun snàmh, past participle snàmhte)

1. swim (perform the act of swimming)
2. bathe
3. swim (be afloat)
4. float
5. soak, deluge

Participles

Noun

snàmh m ‎(genitive singular snàimh)

1. verbal noun of snàmh
2. swimming, act of swimming or floating
3. soaking, deluging
4. slimy track of a snail

Alternative forms

• snàmhadh

Derived terms

• eun-snàmh m ‎(“aquatic bird”)
• snàmh luath ‎(“swift in swimming, swift-swimming”, adjective)

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
• “snám” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “snáïd” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “snáimid, snámaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.