síothlán

Irish

Alternative forms

• siolán

Etymology

From síothlaigh +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ʃiː(h)ˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiː(h)lˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈʃiː(h)l̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiəhlˠanˠ/, /ˈʃiəhl̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

síothlán m (genitive singular síothláin, nominative plural síothláin)

1. strainer
2. colander
3. percolator

   síothlán caife ― coffee percolator

Declension

Declension of síothlán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative síothlán síothláin vocative a shíothláin a shíothlána genitive síothláin síothlán dative síothlán síothláin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an síothlán na síothláin genitive an tsíothláin na síothlán dative leis an síothlán don síothlán leis na síothláin

Mutation

Mutated forms of síothlán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
síothlán	shíothlán after an, tsíothlán	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

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “síoṫlán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 647
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “síothlán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62