# salann
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish salann, from Proto-Celtic *saleinos, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈsˠɑl̪ˠən̪ˠ/
* (Connacht) IPA: /ˈsˠalˠən̪ˠ/, /ˈsˠal̪ˠən̪ˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈsˠɔlˠən̪ˠ/, /ˈsˠɔl̪ˠən̪ˠ/ (as if spelled solann)

### Noun

salann m (genitive singular salainn)
* salt

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
salann
vocative
a shalainn
genitive
salainn
dative
salann
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an salann
genitive
an tsalainn
dative
leis an salann don salann :

#### Derived terms

* cruinneachán salainn (“salt dome”)
* foshalann (“subsalt”)
* gráinne salainn (“a grain of salt”)
* loch salainn (“salt lake”)
* log salainn (“salt pan, salina, saline”)
* sac salainn (“lady-chair”)
* salanda (“saline”, adjective)
* salann líomóide (“salts of lemon”)
* salann mianra (“mineral salts”)
* salann mín (“table-salt”)
* salann sáile (“sea-salt”)
* salannlus (“saltwort”)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “salann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 28, page 16
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 25, page 13

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “salann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Old Irish
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *saleinos (compare Welsh halen), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls, whence also English salt, Latin sāl.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsalan͈/

### Noun

salann m (genitive salainn, no plural)
* salt

#### Inflection

Masculine o-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | salann | — | — |
| Vocative | salainn | — | — |
| Accusative | salann$^N$ | — | — |
| Genitive | salainn$^L$ | — | — |
| Dative | salunn$^L$ | — | — |
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: $^H$ = triggers aspiration $^L$ = triggers lenition $^N$ = triggers nasalization ||||

#### Descendants

* Irish: salann
* Manx: sollan
* Scottish Gaelic: salann

### Mutation

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

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “salann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish salann, from Proto-Celtic *saleinos, from Proto-Indo-European *sáls (“salt”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈs̪al̪ˠən̪ˠ/

### Noun

salann m (genitive singular salainn, no plural)
* salt

#### Derived terms

* poll-salainn (“salt pit”)
* salann-fuail (“sal-ammoniac”)
* salann-na-groide (“alkali”)
* salann-tàthaidh (“borax”)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “salann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “salann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC