slám

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Irish

Alternative forms

slam, slama

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish slamm from earlier Old Irish tlám.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /sˠl̪ˠɑːmˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠlˠaːmˠ/

Noun

slám m (genitive singular slám, nominative plural slámanna)

lock, tuft
handful, amount, quantity
Synonyms: ladhar, dornán
wisp, cloud

Declension

Declension of slám (third declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	slám	slámanna
vocative	a slám	a slámanna
genitive	slám	slámanna
dative	slám	slámanna

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an slám	na slámanna
genitive	an slám	na slámanna
dative	leis an slám don slám	leis na slámanna

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “slám”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “slamm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Nùng

Etymology

Cognate with Thai สาม (sǎam), Lao ສາມ (sām).

Numeral

slám

three

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