sláinte

See also: slàinte

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sláinte.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠl̪ˠɑːnʲtʲə/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠl̪ˠan̠ʲtʲə/; /ˈsˠl̪ˠəin̠ʲtʲə/ (as if spelled slainte)
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠl̪ˠaːn̠ʲtʲə/

Noun

sláinte f (genitive singular sláinte, nominative plural sláintí)

1. health

   Sláinte chuig na fir agus go maire na mná go deo!

   Health to the men and may the women live forever!

   Is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinte.

   Health is better than wealth.

2. healthcare
3. toast (drink)

Declension

Declension of sláinte (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative sláinte sláintí vocative a shláinte a shláintí genitive sláinte sláintí dative sláinte sláintí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tsláinte na sláintí genitive na sláinte na sláintí dative leis an tsláinte don tsláinte leis na sláintí

Derived terms

• árachas sláinte m (“health insurance”)
• fisic shláinte f (“health physics”)
• sláinte agus sábháilteacht cheirde (“occupational safety and health”)
• sláinteach (“hygienic”, adjective)

Interjection

sláinte

1. cheers

   Synonym: sláinte is táinte

Mutation

Mutated forms of sláinte

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sláinte	shláinte after an, tsláinte	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

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sláinte”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sláinte”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Etymology

From slán.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsl͈aːn͈ʲtʲə/

Noun

sláinte f

1. health (freedom from illness)
2. (Christianity) salvation
3. (law) exemption, freedom from liability

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	sláinteL	—	—
Vocative	sláinteL	—	—
Accusative	sláintiN	—	—
Genitive	sláinte	—	—
Dative	sláintiL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• sláintech (“free from liability or guilt”)
• sláintigid

Descendants

• Irish: sláinte
• Manx: slaynt
• Scottish Gaelic: slàinte

Mutation

Mutation of sláinte

radical	lenition	nasalization
sláinte	ṡláinte	unchanged

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