sláinte

See also: slàinte

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sláinte.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠl̪ˠɑːnʲtʲə/[1]
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈsˠl̪ˠan̠ʲtʲə/[2]; /ˈsˠl̪ˠəin̠ʲtʲə/ (as if spelled slainte)[3]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠl̪ˠaːn̠ʲtʲə/[4]

Noun

sláinte f (genitive singular sláinte, nominative plural sláintí)

  1. 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.
  2. healthcare
  3. toast (drink)

Declension

Declension of sláinte (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sláinte sláintí
vocative a shláinte a shláintí
genitive sláinte sláintí
dative sláinte sláintí
forms with the definite article
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)
  • fisic shláinte f (health physics)
  • sláinte agus sábháilteacht cheirde (occupational safety and health)
  • sláinteach (hygienic, adjective)

Interjection

sláinte

  1. cheers
    Synonym: sláinte is táinte

Mutation

Mutated forms of sláinte
radical lenition eclipsis
sláinte shláinte
after an, tsláinte
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. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 89, page 49
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 373, page 84
  3. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 604, page 110
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 389, page 130

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From slán.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsl͈aːn͈ʲtʲə/

Noun

sláinte f

  1. health (freedom from illness)
  2. (Christianity) salvation
  3. (law) exemption, freedom from liability

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative sláinteL
vocative sláinteL
accusative sláintiN
genitive sláinte
dative sláintiL
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

Mutation

Mutation of sláinte
radical lenition nasalization
sláinte ṡláinte sláinte

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

Further reading