scannán

Irish

Etymology

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

Noun

scannán m (genitive singular scannáin, nominative plural scannáin)

(anatomy) film
1. membrane; pellicle, velum
2. caul
(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

Terms derived from scannán

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”)
scannánach (“membranous, filmy”, adjective)
scannánaigh (“film”, verb)
scannánaíocht f (“(the) cinema; (act of) filming”)
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”)
spól scannáin (“film-spool”)
teilgeoir scannán (“cine-projector”)

Further reading

"scannán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“scannán” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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