síobán

Irish

Etymology

From a Celtic borrowing from Latin sāpō, sāpōnis (“soap”), of Germanic origin. Compare Manx sheeabin, Scottish Gaelic siabann (“soap”). By surface analysis, síob (“blow (away)”) +‎ -án.

Noun

síobán m (genitive singular síobáin, nominative plural síobáin)

  1. drift (pile of snow or sand)
    Synonyms: síobadh, (snow) ráth

Declension

Declension of síobán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative síobán síobáin
vocative a shíobáin a shíobána
genitive síobáin síobán
dative síobán síobáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an síobán na síobáin
genitive an tsíobáin na síobán
dative leis an síobán
don síobán 		leis na síobáin

Derived terms

  • gaineamh síobáin (“drift-sand, sand-drift”)
  • oighear síobáin (“drift-ice”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of síobán
radical lenition eclipsis
síobán shíobán
after an, tsíobán 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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