siabann

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiəbˠən̪ˠ/

Verb

siabann

1. analytic present indicative of siab

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
siabann	shiabann after an, tsiabann	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From a Celtic borrowing from Latin sāpō, sāpōnis, of Germanic origin. Compare Manx sheeabin (“soap”), Irish síobán (“drift”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiəpən̪ˠ/

Noun

siabann m (genitive singular siabainn, plural siabainn)

1. soap
2. soap opera

Derived terms

• siabann nam ban-sìth (“heath milkwort”)
• siabannach (“soapy”, adjective)

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
siabann	shiabann after "an", t-siabann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “siabann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN