sreabhann

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish srebann (“membrane”).

Noun

sreabhann m (genitive singular sreabhainn, nominative plural sreabhainn)

1. membrane
2. chiffon

Declension

Declension of sreabhann

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative sreabhann sreabhainn Vocative a shreabhainn a shreabhanna Genitive sreabhainn sreabhann Dative sreabhann sreabhainn

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an sreabhann na sreabhainn Genitive an tsreabhainn na sreabhann Dative leis an sreabhann don sreabhann leis na sreabhainn

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sreabhann

1. present indicative analytic of sreabh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sreabhann	shreabhann after an, tsreabhann	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) “sreabhann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “srebann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sreabhann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sreabhann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024