sleá
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish sleg, from Proto-Celtic *sligā, from the root of *sligeti (“to strike, hew”) (whence Old Irish sligid); cognate with Scottish Gaelic sleagh and Manx shleiy.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃl̠ʲɑː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ʃl̠ʲɨ̞ɡ/[1] (corresponding the form sleagh)
Noun
[edit]sleá f (genitive singular sleá, nominative plural sleánna)
Declension
[edit]Declension of sleá
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
sleá | shleá after an, tsleá |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 42
Further reading
[edit]- “sleá”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sleg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sleaġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 653
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sleá”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 42