sláinte

See also: slàinte

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sláinte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠl̪ˠɑːn̠ʲtʲə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠl̪ˠan̠ʲtʲə/, /ˈsˠl̪ˠəin̠ʲtʲə/ (as if spelled slainte)

Noun

sláinte f (genitive singular sláinte, nominative plural sláintí)

1. health

   Sláinte chuig na fir agus go maire na mná go deo!

   Health to the men and may the women live forever!

   Is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinte.

   Health is better than wealth.

2. healthcare
3. toast (drink)

Declension

Declension of sláinte

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sláinte sláintí Vocative a shláinte a shláintí Genitive sláinte sláintí Dative sláinte sláintí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tsláinte na sláintí Genitive na sláinte na sláintí Dative leis an tsláinte don tsláinte leis na sláintí

Derived terms

• árachas sláinte m (“health insurance”)
• fisic shláinte f (“health physics”)
• sláinteach (“hygienic”, adjective)

Interjection

sláinte

1. cheers

   Synonym: sláinte is táinte

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sláinte	shláinte after an, tsláinte	not applicable
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), “sláinte”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sláinte”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Old Irish

Etymology

From slán.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsl͈aːn͈ʲtʲə/

Noun

sláinte f

1. health (freedom from illness)
2. (Christianity) salvation
3. (law) exemption, freedom from liability

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• sláintech (“free from liability or guilt”)
• sláintigid

Descendants

• Irish: sláinte
• Manx: slaynt
• Scottish Gaelic: slàinte

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
sláinte	ṡláinte	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), “sláinte”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language