slám

Irish

Alternative forms

• slam, slama

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish slamm from earlier Old Irish tlám.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /sˠl̪ˠɑːmˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠlˠaːmˠ/

Noun

slám m (genitive singular slám, nominative plural slámanna)

1. lock, tuft
2. handful, amount, quantity

   Synonyms: ladhar, dornán

3. wisp, cloud

Declension

Declension of slám (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative slám slámanna vocative a slám a slámanna genitive slám slámanna dative slám slámanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an slám na slámanna genitive an slám na slámanna dative leis an slám don slám leis na slámanna

Further reading

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

Nùng

Etymology

Cognate with Thai สาม (sǎam), Lao ສາມ (sām).

Numeral

slám

1. three