sreabhann

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish srebann (“membrane”).

Noun

sreabhann m (genitive singular sreabhainn, nominative plural sreabhainn)

1. membrane
2. chiffon

Declension

Declension of sreabhann (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative sreabhann sreabhainn vocative a shreabhainn a shreabhanna genitive sreabhainn sreabhann dative sreabhann sreabhainn forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an sreabhann na sreabhainn genitive an tsreabhainn na sreabhann dative leis an sreabhann don sreabhann leis na sreabhainn

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sreabhann

1. present indicative analytic of sreabh

Mutation

Mutated forms of sreabhann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sreabhann	shreabhann after an, tsreabhann	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sreabhann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “srebann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sreabhann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sreabhann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024