salann
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish salann, from Proto-Celtic *salanos, *salenos, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls.
Pronunciation
Noun
salann m (genitive singular salainn)
Declension
Declension of salann
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- coirt salainn (“salty crust”)
- crothán salainn (“sprinkling of salt”)
- cruinneachán salainn (“salt dome”)
- foshalann (“subsalt”)
- gráinne salainn (“a grain of salt”)
- gráinnín salainn, pinsín salainn (“pinch of salt”)
- leathchéad salainn (“half-hundredweight of salt”)
- loch salainn (“salt lake”)
- log salainn (“salt pan, salina, saline”)
- sac salainn (“lady-chair”)
- salanda (“saline”, adjective)
- salann garbh (“coarse salt”)
- salann líomóide (“salts of lemon”)
- salann mianra (“mineral salts”)
- salann mín (“table-salt”)
- salann miotalach (“metallic salt”)
- salann sáile (“sea-salt”)
- salannlus (“saltwort”)
- spréire salainn (“salt sprinkler”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
salann | shalann after an, tsalann |
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) “salann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “salann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *salanos, *salenos (compare Welsh halen), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls, whence also English salt, Latin sāl.
Pronunciation
Noun
salann m (genitive salainn, no plural)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
salann | ṡalann | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “salann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish saland, from Proto-Celtic *salanos, *salenos, compare Latin sal and Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls).
Pronunciation
Noun
salann m (genitive singular salainn, no plural)
Derived terms
- poll-salainn (“salt pit”)
- salann-fuail (“sal-ammoniac”)
- salann-na-groide (“alkali”)
- salann-tàthaidh (“borax”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
salann | shalann after "an", t-salann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “salann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “salann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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