salann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish salann,[1] from Proto-Celtic *saleinos, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɑl̪ˠən̪ˠ/[2]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠalˠən̪ˠ/, /ˈsˠal̪ˠən̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɔlˠən̪ˠ/, /ˈsˠɔl̪ˠən̪ˠ/[3] (as if spelled solann)

Noun

salann m (genitive singular salainn)

  1. salt

Declension

Declension of salann (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative salann
vocative a shalainn
genitive salainn
dative salann
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an salann
genitive an tsalainn
dative leis an salann
don salann

Derived terms

  • cruinneachán salainn (“salt dome”)
  • foshalann (“subsalt”)
  • gráinne salainn (“a grain of salt”)
  • loch salainn (“salt lake”)
  • log salainn (“salt pan, salina, saline”)
  • sac salainn (“lady-chair”)
  • salanda (“saline”, adjective)
  • salann líomóide (“salts of lemon”)
  • salann mianra (“mineral salts”)
  • salann mín (“table-salt”)
  • salann sáile (“sea-salt”)
  • salannlus (“saltwort”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of salann
radical lenition eclipsis
salann shalann
after an, tsalann 		not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “salann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 28, page 16
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 25, page 13

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *saleinos (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)

  1. salt

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative salann — —
vocative salainn — —
accusative salannN — —
genitive salainnL — —
dative salunnL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: salann
  • Manx: sollan
  • Scottish Gaelic: salann

Mutation

Mutation of salann
radical lenition nasalization
salann ṡalann salann

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish salann,[1] from Proto-Celtic *saleinos, from Proto-Indo-European *sáls (“salt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈs̪al̪ˠən̪ˠ/

Noun

salann m (genitive singular salainn, no plural)

  1. salt

Derived terms

  • poll-salainn (“salt pit”)
  • salann-fuail (“sal-ammoniac”)
  • salann-na-groide (“alkali”)
  • salann-tàthaidh (“borax”)

Mutation

Mutation of salann
radical lenition
salann shalann
after "an", t-salann

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “salann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “salann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
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