anlann
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish annland m (“condiment, savoury, relish accompanying another food, such as butter with bread, etc.”) (compare Welsh enllyn).
Noun
anlann m (genitive singular anlainn, nominative plural anlainn)
- kitchen, tasty food (e.g. butter, meat, fish) taken with bread or potatoes
- condiment; sauce
- Is maith an t-anlann an t-ocras. ― Hunger is a good sauce.
- Synonyms: bealaíocht, tarsann
- corresponding measure, complement
Declension
Declension of anlann
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- anlann aráin roiste (“bread-sauce”)
- anlann mónóg (“cranberry sauce”)
- eascra anlainn (“sauce-boat”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| anlann | n-anlann | hanlann | t-anlann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "anlann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “annland”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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