slám

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)

1. lock, tuft
2. handful, amount, quantity

   Synonyms: ladhar, dornán

3. 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

1. three