sneaic
feminine
The Irish word for snack is sneaic or smailc.
Meaning: an item of food eaten between meals (noun)
Ways to say it
| Irish | Note |
|---|---|
| sneaic | feminine |
| smailc | feminine |
Both words refer to an item of food eaten between meals.
Which one should you use?
sneaic is a direct loanword from the English word 'snack', whereas smailc is a more traditional or colloquial term for a snack or a small bite.
How does it change in a sentence?
Both sneaic and smailc are feminine nouns.
Did you know?
- Because Irish uses initial consonant mutation, the word sneaic can change its starting sound depending on the word that comes before it.
- Depending on the region, a 'snack' might be referred to as mniamhain, a word that specifically denotes something delicious or a 'morsel'.
- While sneaic is a loanword, it follows strict Irish phonetic patterns, which is why the English 'ck' is replaced by the 'c' ending common in Gaelic orthography.
Example sentences for Irish are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Cian and Siobhán are talking in the kitchen.
- CianSiobhán, an bhfuil sneaic anseo?Siobhán, is there a snack here?
- SiobhánTá sneaic sa chistin, Cian.There is a snack in the kitchen, Cian.
- CianGo raibh maith agat.Thank you.
- SiobhánTá fáilte romhat.You are welcome.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “snack” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
