siabann

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From a Celtic borrowing from Latin sapo, saponis, of Germanic origin. Compare Manx sheeabin (“soap”), Irish síobán (“drift”).

Noun

siabann m (genitive singular siabainn, plural siabainn)

  1. soap
  2. soap opera

Derived terms
  • siabannach (“soapy”, adjective)
  • siabann nam ban-sìth (“heath milkwort”)

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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