slànaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish slánaigidir (“makes whole, heals; saves”), equivalent to slàn +‎ -ich.

Verb

slànaich (past shlànaich, future slànaichidh, verbal noun slànachadh, past participle slànaichte)

1. heal, cure
2. recover, recuperate

Related terms

• slàinte

Mutation

Mutation of slànaich

radical	lenition
slànaich	shlànaich after "an", t-slànaich

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