salann

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Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

salann m (genitive singular salainn)

  1. salt

Declension

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

Derived terms

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

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 unchanged

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

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]‎, 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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