síothlán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • siolán

Etymology

From síothlaigh +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃiː(h)ˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃiː(h)lˠɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃiəhlˠanˠ/[1]

Noun

síothlán m (genitive singular síothláin, nominative plural síothláin)

  1. strainer
  2. colander
  3. percolator
    síothlán caife ― coffee percolator

Declension

Declension of síothlán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative síothlán síothláin
vocative a shíothláin a shíothlána
genitive síothláin síothlán
dative síothlán síothláin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an síothlán na síothláin
genitive an tsíothláin na síothlán
dative leis an síothlán
don síothlán 		leis na síothláin

Mutation

Mutated forms of síothlán
radical lenition eclipsis
síothlán shíothlán
after an, tsíothlán 		not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 164, page 62

Further reading

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