salann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish salann,[1] from Proto-Celtic *salanos, *salenos, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɑl̪ˠən̪ˠ/[2]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠalˠən̪ˠ/, /ˈsˠal̪ˠən̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɔlˠən̪ˠ/, /ˈsˠɔl̪ˠən̪ˠ/[3] (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.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “salann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 28, page 16
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 25, page 13

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *salanos, *salenos (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
RadicalLenitionNasalization
salann ṡalann unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish salann,[1] from Proto-Celtic *salanos, *salenos, compare Latin sal and Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls).

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
salannshalann
after "an", t-salann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “salann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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