síobán
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom a Celtic borrowing from Latin sāpō, sāpōnis (“soap”), of Germanic origin. Compare Manx sheeabin, Scottish Gaelic siabann (“soap”). By surface analysis, síob (“blow (away)”) + -án.
Noun
editsíobán m (genitive singular síobáin, nominative plural síobáin)
Declension
editDeclension of síobán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
edit- gaineamh síobáin (“drift-sand, sand-drift”)
- oighear síobáin (“drift-ice”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
síobán | shíobán after an, tsíobán |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “síobán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “síobán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “síobán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024