salann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish salann, from Proto-Celtic, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls.

Noun

salann m

1. salt

Declension

Declension of salann

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) 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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
salann	shalann after "an", tsalann	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic (compare Welsh halen) Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls, whence also English salt, Latin sāl.

Noun

salann m

1. salt

Descendants

• Irish: salann
• Manx: sollan
• Scottish Gaelic: salann

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish saland, from Proto-Celtic, from Latin sal, from Ancient Greek ἅλς (als).

Noun

salann m (genitive salainn, no plural)

1. salt

Related terms

• poll-salainn, a salt pit
• salann-fuail, sal-ammoniac
• salann-na-groide, alkali
• salann-tàthaidh, borax

References

• The Illustrated Gaelic-English Dictionary (Birlinn Limited, 1901-1911, Compiled by Edward Dwelly)
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)