anlann

anlann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish annland m (“condiment, savoury, relish accompanying another food, such as butter with bread, etc.”) (compare Welsh enllyn).

Noun

anlann m (genitive singular anlainn, nominative plural anlainn)

1. kitchen, tasty food (e.g. butter, meat, fish) taken with bread or potatoes
2. condiment; sauce

   Is maith an t-anlann an t-ocras. ― Hunger is a good sauce.

   Synonyms: bealaíocht, tarsann

3. corresponding measure, complement

Declension

Declension of anlann

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative anlann anlainn Vocative a anlainn a anlanna Genitive anlainn anlann Dative anlann anlainn

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-anlann na hanlainn Genitive an anlainn na n-anlann Dative leis an anlann don anlann leis na hanlainn

Derived terms

• anlann aráin roiste (“bread-sauce”)
• anlann mónóg (“cranberry sauce”)
• eascra anlainn (“sauce-boat”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
anlann	n-anlann	hanlann	t-anlann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "anlann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “annland”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN