slán

See also: slan, slàn, slån, s.l.a.n., and Appendix:Variations of "slan"

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish slán, from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“favorable”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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


  1. healthy
  2. safe
  3. complete, intact

Declension
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.

Noun

slán m (genitive singular sláin, nominative plural slána)

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

Declension
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

Interjection

slán!

  1. goodbye!

Derived terms

Verb

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
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present slánaim slánann tú;
slánair†		 slánann sé, sí slánaimid slánann sibh slánann siad;
slánaid†		 a shlánann; a shlánas /
a slánann*; a slánas*		 slántar
past shlán mé; shlánas shlán tú; shlánais shlán sé, sí shlánamar; shlán muid shlán sibh; shlánabhair shlán siad; shlánadar a shlán /
ar shlán*		 slánadh
past habitual shlánainn shlántá shlánadh sé, sí shlánaimis; shlánadh muid shlánadh sibh shlánaidís; shlánadh siad a shlánadh /
ar shlánadh*		 shlántaí
future slánfaidh mé;
slánfad		 slánfaidh tú;
slánfair†		 slánfaidh sé, sí slánfaimid;
slánfaidh muid		 slánfaidh sibh slánfaidh siad;
slánfaid†		 a shlánfaidh; a shlánfas /
a slánfaidh*; a slánfas*		 slánfar
conditional shlánfainn / slánfainn‡‡ shlánfá / slánfᇇ shlánfadh sé, sí / slánfadh sé, s퇇 shlánfaimis; shlánfadh muid / slánfaimis‡‡; slánfadh muid‡‡ shlánfadh sibh / slánfadh sibh‡‡ shlánfaidís; shlánfadh siad / slánfaidís‡‡; slánfadh siad‡‡ a shlánfadh /
ar shlánfadh*		 shlánfaí / slánfa퇇
subjunctive present go slána mé;
go slánad†		 go slána tú;
go slánair†		 go slána sé, sí go slánaimid;
go slána muid		 go slána sibh go slána siad;
go slánaid†		 — go slántar
past dá slánainn dá slántá dá slánadh sé, sí dá slánaimis;
dá slánadh muid		 dá slánadh sibh dá slánaidís;
dá slánadh siad		 — dá slántaí
imperative slánaim slán slánadh sé, sí slánaimis slánaigí;
slánaidh†		 slánaidís — slántar
verbal noun slánadh
past participle slánta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
slán shlán
after an, tslán		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "slán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “slán” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “slán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “slán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“favorable”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sl͈aːn/

Adjective

slán

  1. healthy, sound
  2. safe
  3. whole

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

slán n

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

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

slán m

  1. sound person

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
slán ṡlán unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “slán” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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