salann

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɑl̪ˠən̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠalˠən̪ˠ/, /ˈsˠal̪ˠən̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɔlˠən̪ˠ/, /ˈsˠɔl̪ˠən̪ˠ/ (as if spelled solann)

Noun

salann m (genitive singular salainn)

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

Derived terms

• cruinneachán salainn (“salt dome”)
• foshalann (“subsalt”)
• gráinne salainn (“a grain of salt”)
• loch salainn (“salt lake”)
• log salainn (“salt pan, salina, saline”)
• sac salainn (“lady-chair”)
• salanda (“saline”, adjective)
• salann líomóide (“salts of lemon”)
• salann mianra (“mineral salts”)
• salann mín (“table-salt”)
• salann sáile (“sea-salt”)
• salannlus (“saltwort”)

 

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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “salann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsalan͈/

Noun

salann m (genitive salainn, no plural)

1. salt

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	salann	—	—
Vocative	salainn	—	—
Accusative	salannN	—	—
Genitive	salainnL	—	—
Dative	salunnL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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

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

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “salann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish salann, from Proto-Celtic *salēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *sáls (“salt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪al̪ˠən̪ˠ/

Noun

salann m (genitive singular salainn, no plural)

1. salt

Derived terms

• poll-salainn (“salt pit”)
• salann-fuail (“sal-ammoniac”)
• salann-na-groide (“alkali”)
• salann-tàthaidh (“borax”)

 

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.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “salann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC