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Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
siabann
- analytic present indicative of siab
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| siabann
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shiabann
after an, tsiabann
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From a Celtic borrowing from Latin sāpō, sāpōnis, of Germanic origin.
Compare Manx sheeabin (“soap”), Irish síobán (“drift”).
Pronunciation
Noun
siabann m (genitive singular siabainn, plural siabainn)
- soap
- soap opera
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “siabann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN