scannán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish scannán (“pellicle, membrane”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sˠkəˈn̪ˠaːn̪ˠ/

Noun

scannán m (genitive singular scannáin, nominative plural scannáin)

  1. (anatomy) film
    1. membrane; pellicle, velum
    2. caul
  2. (photography) film
    1. (cinematography) film, motion picture, movie

Declension
Declension of scannán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scannán scannáin
Vocative a scannáin a scannána
Genitive scannáin scannán
Dative scannán scannáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an scannán na scannáin
Genitive an scannáin na scannán
Dative leis an scannán

don scannán

 leis na scannáin

Derived terms
  • aisteoir scannán (“film actor”)
  • bun scannáin (“base of film”)
  • ceamara scannán (“film camera”)
  • cinsire scannán (“film censor”)
  • micreascannán (“microfilm”)
  • nochtadh scannáin (“exposure of film”)
  • príomhscannán, scannán lánfhada (“feature film”)
  • réalta scannán (“film-star”)
  • ríl scannáin (“film reel”)
  • rolla scannáin (“roll of film”)
  • scannán cainte (“talking film”)
  • scannán copóige (“membrane of dock-leaf”)
  • scannán doloiscthe (“safety film”)
  • scannán faisnéise (“documentary film”)
  • scannán mallghluaiste (“slow-motion film”)
  • scannán na teanga (“bridle of tongue”)
  • scannán nuachta (“news film”)
  • scannán ronnach (“mucous membrane”)
  • scannán scagach (“porous diaphragm”)
  • scannán teagaisc (“educational film”)
  • scannán tostach (“silent film”)
  • scannán uibhe (“shell membrane of egg”)
  • scannánach (“membranous, filmy”, adjective)
  • scannánaigh (“film”, verb)
  • scannánaíocht f (“(the) cinema; (act of) filming”)
  • spól scannáin (“film-spool”)
  • teilgeoir scannán (“cine-projector”)

Further reading
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