splanc

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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Verb

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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

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References

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  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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