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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish salann , from Proto-Celtic *salanos , *salenos , from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls .
Pronunciation
Noun
salann m (genitive singular salainn )
salt
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical
Lenition
Eclipsis
salann
shalann after an , tsalann
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
References
^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019 ), “salann ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931 ) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 28 , page 16
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906 ) A Dialect of Donegal , Cambridge University Press, § 25 , page 13
Further reading
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *salanos , *salenos (compare Welsh halen ), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls , whence also English salt , Latin sāl .
Pronunciation
Noun
salann m (genitive salainn , no plural )
salt
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular
Dual
Plural
Nominative
salann
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Vocative
salainn
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Accusative
salann N
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Genitive
salainn L
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Dative
salunn L
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
H = triggers aspiration
L = triggers lenition
N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation
Radical
Lenition
Nasalization
salann
ṡalann
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
Further reading
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish salann , from Proto-Celtic *salanos , *salenos , compare Latin sal and Ancient Greek ἅλς ( háls ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
salann m (genitive singular salainn , no plural )
salt
Derived terms
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical
Lenition
salann
shalann after "an", t-salann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
References
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