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sláinte

sláinte

See also: slàinte

Irish

Interjection

sláinte

cheers

Synonyms

sláinte is táinte

Noun

sláinte f ‎(genitive singular sláinte, nominative plural sláintí)

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.
healthcare
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”)
sláinteach ‎(“hygienic”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sláinte	shláinte after an, tsláinte	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Etymology

From slán.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsl͈aːn͈ʲtʲə/

Noun

sláinte f

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