siabann
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃiəbˠən̪ˠ/
Verb
siabann
- analytic present indicative of siab
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| siabann | shiabann after an, tsiabann | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From a Celtic borrowing from Latin sapo, saponis, of Germanic origin.Compare Manx sheeabin (“soap”), Irish síobán (“drift”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃiəpən̪ˠ/
Noun
siabann m (genitive singular siabainn, plural siabainn)
- soap
- soap opera
Derived terms
- siabannach (“soapy”, adjective)
- siabann nam ban-sìth (“heath milkwort”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| siabann | shiabann after "an", t-siabann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “siabann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN