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salann
salann
Irish
Noun
salann m (genitive singular salainn)
Declension
Declension of salann
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- foshalann (“subsalt”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| salann | shalann after an, tsalann |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic [Term?] (compare Welsh halen), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls, whence also English salt, Latin sāl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsalan͈/
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. | ||
References
- “salann” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish saland, from Proto-Celtic [Term?], compare Latin sal and Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls).
Noun
salann m (genitive singular salainn, no plural)
Derived terms
Derived terms
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References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)