splanc

Irish

Alternative forms
  • sblannc, splangc, splannc (obsolete)[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠpˠl̪ˠɑuŋk/[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠpˠlˠaŋk/, /sˠpˠl̪ˠaŋk/[3]

Noun

splanc f (genitive singular splaince, nominative plural splancacha)

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

Declension
Declension of splanc

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative splanc splancacha
Vocative a splanc a splancacha
Genitive splaince splancacha
Dative splanc
splainc (archaic, dialectal)		 splancacha

Forms with the definite article

Case 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

Derived terms
  • splancáil
  • splancarnach
  • splancbholgán
  • splancúil

Verb

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

  1. to spark (give off sparks)
  2. to flash (cause to shine; blink)

Conjugation
conjugation of splanc (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
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
verbal noun splancadh
past participle splanctha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

References
  1. “splanc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 16, page 11
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 302, page 107

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