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snath

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /snæθ/
  • rhymes with -æθ

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noun

Meaning 1

The shaft of a scythe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From a variant of snead, itself from Middle English snede, from Old English snǣd (“the shaft or handle of a scythe”), akin to Old English snīþan (“to cut”). More at snithe.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дръжка (drǎžka) — shaft of a scythe
  • Czech: kosiště — shaft of a scythe
  • Finnish: viikatteenvarsi — shaft of a scythe
  • French: manche de faux — shaft of a scythe
  • German: Sensenwurf — shaft of a scythe
  • German: Sensenstiel — shaft of a scythe
  • German: Sensenbaum — shaft of a scythe
  • Icelandic: orf — shaft of a scythe
  • Ingrian: lysi — shaft of a scythe
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: orv — shaft of a scythe
  • Polish: kosisko — shaft of a scythe
  • Polish: stylisko — shaft of a scythe
  • Portuguese: foice — shaft of a scythe
  • Russian: рукоя́тка (rukojátka) — shaft of a scythe
  • Russian: черено́к (čerenók) — shaft of a scythe
  • Russian: косови́ще (kosovíšče) — shaft of a scythe
  • Slovak: kosisko — shaft of a scythe
  • Swedish: orv — shaft of a scythe