Sláinte - wikipedia Sláinte For other uses, see Sláinte ( disambiguation ). Look up sláinte in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sláinte or slàinte ( pronunciation ( help info ) SLAHN - chə ) is a word literally translating as `` health '' in several Gaelic languages and is commonly used as a drinking toast in Ireland and Scotland. Variations Pronunciation Irish Gaeilge : sláinte ( mhaith ) ( slɑːnjtjə wah ) Scots Gaelic : slàinte ( mhath ) ( s̪lɣ̪aːɲtjhə va ) Scots Gaelic : do dheagh shlàinte ( t̪ə ʝoː lɣ̪aːɲtjhə ) Scots Gaelic : slàinte mhòr ( s̪lɣ̪ɑːɲtjhə voːɾ ) Manx Gaelic : slaynt vie ( slent vaːi ) Manx Gaelic : corp slaynt ( koɾp slent ) Sláinte Mhath -- Good health -- Bonne santé Sláinte is the basic form in Irish Gaelic. Variations of this toast include sláinte mhaith `` good health '' in Irish Gaelic ( mhaith being the lenited form of maith `` good '' ). In Irish Gaelic, the response to sláinte is sláinte agad - sa, which translates `` to your health as well. '' The basic Scottish Gaelic equivalent is slàinte ( mhath ), with the same meaning, to which the normal response is do dheagh shlàinte `` your good health. '' There are other variations such as : air do shlàinte `` on your health ! '' with the response slàinte agad - sa `` health at yourself ! '' slàinte mhòr `` great health '' which is also used as a Jacobite toast with the alternative meaning of `` health to Marion '', Marion ( Mòr ) being a Jacobite code name for Prince Charles Edward Stuart. The Manx Gaelic form is slaynt ( vie ) or shoh slaynt. Alternatively, corp slaynt `` healthy body '' is also used in Manx. Etymology The word is an abstract noun derived from the Old Irish adjective slán `` whole, healthy '' plus the Old Irish suffix tu, resulting in slántu `` health '' and eventually Middle Irish sláinte. The root slán is derived from the Indo - European root * slā - `` advantageous '' and linked to words like German selig `` blessed '' and the Latin salus `` health. '' In some modern Romance languages, words descended from the Latin word salus ( such as salute in Italian, salut in Catalan and Romanian, salud in Spanish ) are similarly used as a toast. ( However, sănătate in Romanian, santat in Occitan and santé in French are rather from Latin sanitas `` health. '' ) References Jump up ^ ( Ó Dónaill Foclóir Gaeilge -- Béarla An Gúm ) error : ( ( lang ) ) : text has italic markup ( help ), Dublin 1977, reprinted 1992 ISBN 1 - 85791 - 037 - 0 Jump up ^ Foclóir Póca An Gúm 1992 ^ Jump up to : Broderick, G. A Handbook of Late Spoken Manx Niemeyer ( 1984 ) ISBN 3 - 484 - 42904 - 6 Jump up ^ Ó Maolalaigh, R. Scottish Gaelic in three months Hugo Language Books, 1996 ISBN 0 - 85285 - 234 - 7 Jump up ^ Dwelly, E. Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan / The Illustrated ( Scottish ) Gaelic -- English Dictionary 4th edition 1941 Jump up ^ `` Lady Traquair 's Brew '' Glasgow Caledonian University : Centre for Political Song. Retrieved 9 January 2010. Jump up ^ Gunn, M. Da Mihi Manum Everson Gunn Teo., Dublin 1994 ISBN 1 - 899082 - 00 - X Jump up ^ Morrison, S. Manx Fairy Tales ( reprint ) 2002 ISBN 1 - 873120 - 01 - X Jump up ^ MacBain, A. ( 1911 ) An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language Stirling Eneas MacKay, 1982 edition by Gairm ISBN 0 - 901771 - 68 - 6 Jump up ^ Oftedal, M. ( 1956 ) The Gaelic of Leurbost. Oslo. Norsk Tidskrift for Sprogvidenskap. Jump up ^ Pokorny, J. Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch Online Edition ( 1 ) Archived 2010 - 12 - 10 at the Wayback Machine. retrieved 8 January 2010 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title= Sláinte&oldid = 842258450 '' Categories : Irish words and phrases Scottish Gaelic language Drinking culture Etiquette Hidden categories : Lang and lang - xx template errors Articles containing Irish - language text Articles containing Scottish Gaelic - language text Articles containing Manx - language text Articles containing German - language text Webarchive template wayback links Articles with hAudio microformats Articles containing French - language text Articles containing Old Irish - language text Articles containing Middle Irish - language text Articles containing Latin - language text Articles containing Italian - language text Articles containing Catalan - language text Articles containing Spanish - language text Articles containing Romanian - language text Articles containing Occitan - language text Talk About Wikipedia Euskara Français Scots Edit links This page was last edited on 21 May 2018, at 08 : 39. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: how to say to your health in gaelic
Answer: slàinte