splanc

Irish

(Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠpˠl̪ˠauŋk/^[2], /sˠpˠl̪ˠouŋk/^[3]
(Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠpˠlˠaŋk/, /sˠpˠl̪ˠaŋk/^[4], (Cois Fharraige) [sˠpˠl̪ˠaːŋk]^[5]

splanc f (genitive singular splaince, nominative plural splancacha)

flash (burst of light, fire, lightning etc.)
bolt (lightning spark)
spark (particle of glowing matter; small amount of something, which has the potential to become something greater)
sparkle
brand (burning wood, ember)

Declension of splanc (second declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	splanc	splancacha
vocative	a splanc	a splancacha
genitive	splaince	splancacha
dative	splanc splainc (archaic, dialectal)	splancacha

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an splanc	na splancacha
genitive	na splaince	na splancacha
dative	leis an splanc leis an splainc (archaic, dialectal) don splanc don splainc (archaic, dialectal)	leis na splancacha

splanc (present analytic splancann, future analytic splancfaidh, verbal noun splancadh, past participle splanctha)

conjugation of splanc (first conjugation – A)

tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
verbal noun	splancadh
past participle	splanctha
tense	first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative
present	splancaim	splancann tú; splancair^†	splancann sé, sí	splancaimid	splancann sibh	splancann siad; splancaid^†	a splancann; a splancas	splanctar
past	splanc mé; splancas	splanc tú; splancais	splanc sé, sí	splancamar; splanc muid	splanc sibh; splancabhair	splanc siad; splancadar	a splanc / ar splanc*	splancadh
past habitual	splancainn	splanctá	splancadh sé, sí	splancaimis; splancadh muid	splancadh sibh	splancaidís; splancadh siad	a splancadh / a splancadh*	splanctaí
future	splancfaidh mé; splancfad	splancfaidh tú; splancfair^†	splancfaidh sé, sí	splancfaimid; splancfaidh muid	splancfaidh sibh	splancfaidh siad; splancfaid^†	a splancfaidh; a splancfas	splancfar
conditional	splancfainn	splancfá	splancfadh sé, sí	splancfaimis; splancfadh muid	splancfadh sibh	splancfaidís; splancfadh siad	a splancfadh / a splancfadh*	splancfaí
subjunctive
present	go splanca mé; go splancad^†	go splanca tú; go splancair^†	go splanca sé, sí	go splancaimid; go splanca muid	go splanca sibh	go splanca siad; go splancaid^†	—	go splanctar
past	dá splancainn	dá splanctá	dá splancadh sé, sí	dá splancaimis; dá splancadh muid	dá splancadh sibh	dá splancaidís; dá splancadh siad	—	dá splanctaí
imperative
–	splancaim	splanc	splancadh sé, sí	splancaimis	splancaigí; splancaidh^†	splancaidís	—	splanctar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

^ “splanc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 16, page 11
^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 27
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 302, page 107
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 382