# slán
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish slán, from Proto-Celtic *slānos, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole”).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /sˠl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
* (Connacht) IPA: /sˠl̪ˠɑːnˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /sˠl̪ˠaːnˠ/

### Adjective

slán (genitive singular masculine sláin, genitive singular feminine sláine, plural slána, comparative sláine)
* healthy
* safe
* complete, intact

#### Declension

$^1$ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article. $^2$ When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

#### Related terms

* sláinte

### Noun

slán m (genitive singular sláin, nominative plural slána)
* healthy person
* farewell
* challenge
* (literary) guarantee, surety
    Synonym: urra

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
slán
slána
vocative
a shláin
a shlána
genitive
sláin
slán
dative
slán
slána
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an slán
na slána
genitive
an tsláin
na slán
dative
leis an slán don slán
leis na slána :

#### Derived terms

* fág slán (ag)
* slán a bheas tú

### Interjection

slán!
* goodbye!

#### Derived terms

* slán abhaile
* slán agat, slán agaibh
* slán leat, slán libh

### Verb

slán (present analytic slánann, future analytic slánfaidh, verbal noun slánadh, past participle slánta)
* Alternative form of slánaigh (“make whole, redeem, save; make amends; complete, attain; bring to a satisfactory conclusion; indemnify”)

#### Conjugation

| verbal noun | slánadh | slánadh | slánadh | slánadh | slánadh | slánadh | slánadh | slánadh |
| past participle | slánta | slánta | slánta | slánta | slánta | slánta | slánta | slánta |
| tense | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| tense | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative |||||||||
| present | slánaim | slánann tú; slánair$^†$ | slánann sé, sí | slánaimid | slánann sibh | slánann siad; slánaid$^†$ | a shlánann; a shlánas / a slánann* | slántar |
| past | shlán mé; shlánas | shlán tú; shlánais | shlán sé, sí | shlánamar; shlán muid | shlán sibh; shlánabhair | shlán siad; shlánadar | a shlán / ar shlán* | slánadh |
| past habitual | shlánainn / slánainn‡‡ | shlántá / slántá‡‡ | shlánadh sé, sí / slánadh sé, sí‡‡ | shlánaimis; shlánadh muid / slánaimis‡‡; slánadh muid‡‡ | shlánadh sibh / slánadh sibh‡‡ | shlánaidís; shlánadh siad / slánaidís‡‡; slánadh siad‡‡ | a shlánadh / a slánadh* | shlántaí / slántaí‡‡ |
| future | slánfaidh mé; slánfad | slánfaidh tú; slánfair$^†$ | slánfaidh sé, sí | slánfaimid; slánfaidh muid | slánfaidh sibh | slánfaidh siad; slánfaid$^†$ | a shlánfaidh; a shlánfas / a slánfaidh* | slánfar |
| conditional | shlánfainn / slánfainn‡‡ | shlánfá / slánfá‡‡ | shlánfadh sé, sí / slánfadh sé, sí‡‡ | shlánfaimis; shlánfadh muid / slánfaimis‡‡; slánfadh muid‡‡ | shlánfadh sibh / slánfadh sibh‡‡ | shlánfaidís; shlánfadh siad / slánfaidís‡‡; slánfadh siad‡‡ | a shlánfadh / a slánfadh* | shlánfaí / slánfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive |||||||||
| present | go slána mé; go slánad$^†$ | go slána tú; go slánair$^†$ | go slána sé, sí | go slánaimid; go slána muid | go slána sibh | go slána siad; go slánaid$^†$ | — | go slántar |
| past | dá slánainn | dá slántá | dá slánadh sé, sí | dá slánaimis; dá slánadh muid | dá slánadh sibh | dá slánaidís; dá slánadh siad | — | dá slántaí |
| imperative |||||||||
| – | slánaim | slán | slánadh sé, sí | slánaimis | slánaigí; slánaidh$^†$ | slánaidís | — | slántar |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### Mutation

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

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “slán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “slán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “slán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “slán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
* Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79
* Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 42

## Old Irish
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *slānos, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sl͈aːn/

### Adjective

slán
* healthy, sound
* safe
* whole

#### Inflection

o/ā-stem :
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | slán | slán | slán |
| Vocative | sláin* slán** | slán | slán |
| Accusative | slán | sláin | slán |
| Genitive | sláin | sláine | sláin |
| Dative | slán | sláin | slán |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | Feminine/neuter |
| Nominative | sláin | slána | slána |
| Vocative | slánu slána† | slána | slána |
| Accusative | slánu slána† | slána | slána |
| Genitive | slán | slán | slán |
| Dative | slánaib | slánaib | slánaib |
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized |

#### Derived terms

* sláinte
* slántu

#### Descendants

* Irish: slán
* Manx: slane
* Scottish Gaelic: slàn

### Noun

slán n
* challenge, defiance
* immunity, safety
* wholeness, completeness, health
* security, guarantee
* indemnity, compensation

#### Inflection

* $^H$ = triggers aspiration
* $^L$ = triggers lenition
* $^N$ = triggers nasalization

### Noun

slán m
* sound person

#### Inflection

* $^H$ = triggers aspiration
* $^L$ = triggers lenition
* $^N$ = triggers nasalization

### 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), “slán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language