slán

See also: slan, slàn, slån, s.l.a.n., and Appendix:Variations of "slan"

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish slán, from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“favorable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• IPA^(key): /sˠlˠæːnˠ/

Adjective

slán (genitive singular masculine sláin, genitive singular feminine sláine, plural slána, comparative sláine)

1. healthy
2. safe
3. complete, intact

Declension

Declension of slán

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	slán	shlán	slána; shlána²
Vocative	shláin		slána
Genitive		sláine	slána	slán
Dative	slán; shlán¹	shlán; shláin (archaic)	slána; shlána²
Comparative	níos sláine
Superlative	is sláine

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

• sláinte

Noun

slán m (genitive singular sláin, nominative plural slána)

1. healthy person
2. farewell
3. challenge
4. (literary) guarantee, surety

   Synonym: urra

Declension

Declension of slán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative slán slána Vocative a shláin a shlána Genitive sláin slán Dative slán slána

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an slán na slána Genitive an tsláin na slán Dative leis an slán don slán leis na slána

Derived terms

• fág slán (ag)

Interjection

slán!

1. goodbye!

Derived terms

• slán abhaile
• slán agat, slán agaibh
• slán leat, slán libh

Verb

slán (present analytic slánann, future analytic slánfaidh, verbal noun slánadh, past participle slánta)

1. Alternative form of slánaigh (“make whole, redeem, save; make amends; complete, attain; bring to a satisfactory conclusion; indemnify”)

Conjugation

conjugation of slán (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	slánaim	slánann tú; slánair†	slánann sé, sí	slánaimid	slánann sibh	slánann siad; slánaid†	a shlánann; a shlánas / a slánann*; a slánas*	slántar
	past	shlán mé; shlánas	shlán tú; shlánais	shlán sé, sí	shlánamar; shlán muid	shlán sibh; shlánabhair	shlán siad; shlánadar	a shlán / ar shlán*	slánadh
	past habitual	shlánainn / slánainn‡‡	shlántá / slántᇇ	shlánadh sé, sí / slánadh sé, s퇇	shlánaimis; shlánadh muid / slánaimis‡‡; slánadh muid‡‡	shlánadh sibh / slánadh sibh‡‡	shlánaidís; shlánadh siad / slánaidís‡‡; slánadh siad‡‡	a shlánadh / a slánadh*	shlántaí / slánta퇇
future		slánfaidh mé; slánfad	slánfaidh tú; slánfair†	slánfaidh sé, sí	slánfaimid; slánfaidh muid	slánfaidh sibh	slánfaidh siad; slánfaid†	a shlánfaidh; a shlánfas / a slánfaidh*; a slánfas*	slánfar
conditional		shlánfainn / slánfainn‡‡	shlánfá / slánfᇇ	shlánfadh sé, sí / slánfadh sé, s퇇	shlánfaimis; shlánfadh muid / slánfaimis‡‡; slánfadh muid‡‡	shlánfadh sibh / slánfadh sibh‡‡	shlánfaidís; shlánfadh siad / slánfaidís‡‡; slánfadh siad‡‡	a shlánfadh / a slánfadh*	shlánfaí / slánfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go slána mé; go slánad†	go slána tú; go slánair†	go slána sé, sí	go slánaimid; go slána muid	go slána sibh	go slána siad; go slánaid†	—	go slántar
	past	dá slánainn	dá slántá	dá slánadh sé, sí	dá slánaimis; dá slánadh muid	dá slánadh sibh	dá slánaidís; dá slánadh siad	—	dá slántaí
imperative		slánaim	slán	slánadh sé, sí	slánaimis	slánaigí; slánaidh†	slánaidís	—	slántar
verbal noun		slánadh
past participle		slánta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
slán	shlán after an, tslán	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) “slán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “slán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “slán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “slán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“favorable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sl͈aːn/

Adjective

slán

1. healthy, sound
2. safe
3. whole

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	slán	slán	slán
Vocative	sláin* slán**
Accusative	slán	sláin
Genitive	sláin	sláine	sláin
Dative	slán	sláin	slán
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	sláin	slána
Vocative	slánu slána†
Accusative	slánu slána†
Genitive	slán
Dative	slánaib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Derived terms

• sláinte
• slántu

Descendants

• Irish: slán
• Manx: slane
• Scottish Gaelic: slàn

Noun

slán n

1. challenge, defiance
2. immunity, safety
3. wholeness, completeness, health
4. security, guarantee
5. indemnity, compensation

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	slánN	slánN	slánL, slána
Vocative	slánN	slánN	slánL, slána
Accusative	slánN	slánN	slánL, slána
Genitive	sláinL	slán	slánN
Dative	slánL	slánaib	slánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Noun

slán m

1. sound person

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	slán	slánL	sláinL
Vocative	sláin	slánL	slánuH
Accusative	slánN	slánL	slánuH
Genitive	sláinL	slán	slánN
Dative	slánL	slánaib	slánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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