sleamhnán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish slemnán (“sleigh”). By surface analysis, sleamhain (“smooth”) +‎ -án

Noun

sleamhnán m (genitive singular sleamhnáin, nominative plural sleamhnáin)

  1. slide, chute
  2. (photography) slide
  3. runner
    Synonym: lann sleamhnáin
  4. sledge, sled, sleigh
    Synonym: carr sleamhnáin
  5. stye (in the eye)

Declension

Declension of sleamhnán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sleamhnán sleamhnáin
vocative a shleamhnáin a shleamhnána
genitive sleamhnáin sleamhnán
dative sleamhnán sleamhnáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sleamhnán na sleamhnáin
genitive an tsleamhnáin na sleamhnán
dative leis an sleamhnán
don sleamhnán 		leis na sleamhnáin

Derived terms

  • comhla shleamhnáin f (“sliding door”)
  • rialóir sleamhnáin m (“slide rule”)
  • sleamhnán uisce m (“waterslide”)
  • taispeántas sleamhnán m (“slide show”)
  • teilgeoir sleamhnán m (“slide projector”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of sleamhnán
radical lenition eclipsis
sleamhnán shleamhnán
after an, tsleamhnán 		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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