slám

Irish

Alternative forms

slam, slama

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish slamm.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /sˠl̪ˠɑːmˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠlˠaːmˠ/

Noun

slám m (genitive singular slám, nominative plural slámanna)

lock, tuft
handful, amount, quantity
Synonyms: ladhar, dornán
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
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “slamm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Nùng

Etymology

Cognate with Thai สาม (sǎam), Lao ສາມ (sām).

Numeral

slám

three

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