slainte

Gaelic drinking salute

Slainte is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic toast meaning "health," used when raising a glass: Slainte! To your good health!

It functions like "cheers" in English drinking customs.

The word appears in Irish pubs worldwide and signals Celtic heritage or affection for it.

toast

cheers

Casual toast or farewell

prositGerman drinking salutation
saludSpanish for wellness
skolNorse health toast

prost · na zdorovie · l'chaim · toast · glasses · raise · clink · celebration · drinking · well-being

irish

Gaelic

Celtic linguistic tradition

IrelandNorth Atlantic island republic
CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
EireIsland nation's native name

pub · craic · whiskey · Guinness · Irish · Dublin · traditional · heritage · language · hospitality

pub

bar

Drinking establishment

tavernPublic drinking establishment
roundCurved like circle
pintLiquid volume unit

stout · ale · publican · session · local · draft · drinking song · regulars · snug · barman

Categories

drinkingbooze, liquor, guzzling, gulping, chugging
polite phrasesplease, thank you, yes sir, hello, no sir
toastscheers, wedding toast, birthday toast, champagne toast, graduation toast
drinking toastscheers, bottoms up, salud, prost, l'chaim
Irish Gaelicfocal, cat, bean, teach, la
CelticIreland, druid, Scotland, Wales, Gaelic

Opposites

speech act type

slainterest in peace

Epitaph blessing for deceased

goodbye · farewell · adieu · vale · RIP

well-wishing vs. ill-wishing

slainteill health

Compromised physical state

curse · malediction · damn you · death wish · ill wishes

celebration vs. mourning

slaintein memoriam

In tribute to

elegy · dirge · lamentation

Family

health, healthier, healthiness, healer, healing

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