síobán

Irish

Etymology

From a Celtic borrowing from Latin sāpō, sāpōnis (“soap”), of Germanic origin. Compare Manx sheeabin, Scottish Gaelic siabann (“soap”). By surface analysis, síob (“blow (away)”) +‎ -án.

Noun

síobán m (genitive singular síobáin, nominative plural síobáin)

1. drift (pile of snow or sand)

   Synonyms: síobadh, (snow) ráth

Declension

Declension of síobán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative síobán síobáin vocative a shíobáin a shíobána genitive síobáin síobán dative síobán síobáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an síobán na síobáin genitive an tsíobáin na síobán dative leis an síobán don síobán leis na síobáin

Derived terms

• gaineamh síobáin (“drift-sand, sand-drift”)
• oighear síobáin (“drift-ice”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of síobán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
síobán	shíobán after an, tsíobán	not applicable

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) “síobán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “síobán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “síobán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024