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slán

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish slán, from Proto-Celtic *slānos, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (whole).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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slán (genitive singular masculine sláin, genitive singular feminine sláine, plural slána, comparative sláine)

  1. healthy
  2. safe
  3. complete, intact

Declension

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Declension of slán
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative slán shlán slána;
shlána2
vocative shláin slána
genitive sláine slána slán
dative slán;
shlán1
shlán;
shláin (archaic)
slána;
shlána2
Comparative níos sláine
Superlative is sláine

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

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Noun

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slán m (genitive singular sláin, nominative plural slána)

  1. healthy person
  2. farewell
  3. challenge
  4. (literary) guarantee, surety
    Synonym: urra

Declension

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Declension of slán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative slán slána
vocative a shláin a shlána
genitive sláin slán
dative slán slána
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an slán na slána
genitive an tsláin na slán
dative leis an slán
don slán
leis na slána

Derived terms

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Interjection

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slán!

  1. goodbye!

Derived terms

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Verb

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slán (present analytic slánann, future analytic slánfaidh, verbal noun slánadh, past participle slánta)

  1. Alternative form of slánaigh (make whole, redeem, save; make amends; complete, attain; bring to a satisfactory conclusion; indemnify)

Conjugation

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of slán
radical lenition eclipsis
slán shlán
after an, tslán
not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *slānos, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (whole).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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slán

  1. healthy, sound
  2. safe
  3. whole

Inflection

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o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative slán slán slán
Vocative sláin*
slán**
Accusative slán sláin
Genitive sláin sláine sláin
Dative slán sláin slán
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative sláin slána
Vocative slánu
slána
Accusative slánu
slána
Genitive slán
Dative slánaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: slán
  • Manx: slane
  • Scottish Gaelic: slàn

Noun

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slán n

  1. challenge, defiance
  2. immunity, safety
  3. wholeness, completeness, health
  4. security, guarantee
  5. indemnity, compensation

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative slánN slánN slánL, slána
Vocative slánN slánN slánL, slána
Accusative slánN slánN slánL, slána
Genitive sláinL slán slánN
Dative slánL slánaib slánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Noun

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slán m

  1. sound person

Inflection

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Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative slán slánL sláinL
Vocative sláin slánL slánuH
Accusative slánN slánL slánuH
Genitive sláinL slán slánN
Dative slánL slánaib slánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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Mutation of slán
radical lenition nasalization
slán ṡlán unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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