siabann

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiəbˠən̪ˠ/

Verb

siabann

  1. 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 sāpō, sāpōnis, of Germanic origin. Compare Manx sheeabin (“soap”), Irish síobán (“drift”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiəpən̪ˠ/

Noun

siabann m (genitive singular siabainn, plural siabainn)

  1. soap
  2. soap opera

Derived terms
  • siabann nam ban-sìth (“heath milkwort”)
  • siabannach (“soapy”, adjective)

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
siabannshiabann
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
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