síobán
Irish
Etymology
From a Celtic borrowing from Latin sāpō, sāpōnis (“soap”), of Germanic origin. Compare Manx sheeabin, Scottish Gaelic siabann (“soap”). By surface analysis, síob (“blow (away)”) + -án.
Noun
síobán m (genitive singular síobáin, nominative plural síobáin)
Declension
Declension of síobán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- gaineamh síobáin (“drift-sand, sand-drift”)
- oighear síobáin (“drift-ice”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| síobán | shíobán after an, tsíobán |
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) “síobán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “síobán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “síobán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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