# splanc
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* sblannc, splangc, splannc (obsolete)

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /sˠpˠl̪ˠauŋk/, /sˠpˠl̪ˠouŋk/
* (Connacht, Ulster) IPA: /sˠpˠlˠaŋk/, /sˠpˠl̪ˠaŋk/, (Cois Fharraige) [sˠpˠl̪ˠaːŋk]

### Noun

splanc f (genitive singular splaince, nominative plural splancacha)
* flash (burst of light, fire, lightning etc.)
* bolt (lightning spark)
* spark (particle of glowing matter; small amount of something, which has the potential to become something greater)
* sparkle
* brand (burning wood, ember)

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
splanc
splancacha
vocative
a splanc
a splancacha
genitive
splaince
splancacha
dative
splanc splainc (archaic, dialectal)
splancacha
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an splanc
na splancacha
genitive
na splaince
na splancacha
dative
leis an splanc leis an splainc (archaic, dialectal) don splanc don splainc (archaic, dialectal)
leis na splancacha :

#### Derived terms

* splancáil
* splancarnach
* splancbholgán
* splancúil

### Verb

splanc (present analytic splancann, future analytic splancfaidh, verbal noun splancadh, past participle splanctha)
* to spark (give off sparks)
* to flash (cause to shine; blink)

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | splancaim | splancann tú; splancair$^†$ | splancann sé, sí | splancaimid | splancann sibh | splancann siad; splancaid$^†$ | a splancann; a splancas | splanctar |
| indicative | past | splanc mé; splancas | splanc tú; splancais | splanc sé, sí | splancamar; splanc muid | splanc sibh; splancabhair | splanc siad; splancadar | a splanc / ar splanc* | splancadh |
| indicative | past habitual | splancainn | splanctá | splancadh sé, sí | splancaimis; splancadh muid | splancadh sibh | splancaidís; splancadh siad | a splancadh / a splancadh* | splanctaí |
| future | future | splancfaidh mé; splancfad | splancfaidh tú; splancfair$^†$ | splancfaidh sé, sí | splancfaimid; splancfaidh muid | splancfaidh sibh | splancfaidh siad; splancfaid$^†$ | a splancfaidh; a splancfas | splancfar |
| conditional | conditional | splancfainn | splancfá | splancfadh sé, sí | splancfaimis; splancfadh muid | splancfadh sibh | splancfaidís; splancfadh siad | a splancfadh / a splancfadh* | splancfaí |
| subjunctive | present | go splanca mé; go splancad$^†$ | go splanca tú; go splancair$^†$ | go splanca sé, sí | go splancaimid; go splanca muid | go splanca sibh | go splanca siad; go splancaid$^†$ | — | go splanctar |
| subjunctive | past | dá splancainn | dá splanctá | dá splancadh sé, sí | dá splancaimis; dá splancadh muid | dá splancadh sibh | dá splancaidís; dá splancadh siad | — | dá splanctaí |
| imperative | imperative | splancaim | splanc | splancadh sé, sí | splancaimis | splancaigí; splancaidh$^†$ | splancaidís | — | splanctar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | splancadh | splancadh | splancadh | splancadh | splancadh | splancadh | splancadh | splancadh |
| past participle | past participle | splanctha | splanctha | splanctha | splanctha | splanctha | splanctha | splanctha | splanctha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

### References

* ↑ “splanc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 16, page 11
* ↑ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 27
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 302, page 107
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 382

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “splangc, splannc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “splannc”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 682
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “splanc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN