síobán

Irish

Etymology

From a Celtic borrowing from Latin sāpō, sāpōnis (“soap”), of Germanic origin. Compare Manx sheeabin, Scottish Gaelic siabann (“soap”). By surface analysis, síob (“blow (away)”) +‎ -án.

Noun

síobán m (genitive singular síobáin, nominative plural síobáin)

1. drift (pile of snow or sand)

   Synonyms: síobadh, (snow) ráth

Declension

Declension of síobán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative síobán síobáin Vocative a shíobáin a shíobána Genitive síobáin síobán Dative síobán síobáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an síobán na síobáin Genitive an tsíobáin na síobán Dative leis an síobán don síobán leis na síobáin

Derived terms

• gaineamh síobáin (“drift-sand, sand-drift”)
• oighear síobáin (“drift-ice”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “síobán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “síobán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “síobán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.