slieau

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish slíab, from Proto-Celtic *sleibos. Cognate with Irish sliabh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slʲuː/, /ʃlʲuː/

Noun

slieau m (genitive singular slieau, plural sleityn)

1. mountain

   T’eh ayns ny sleityn geiyrt er ny kirree.

   He is in the mountains attending on the sheep.

   T’eh cha shenn as ny sleityn.

   He is as old as the hills.

   Ta ny sleityn roie shiar as sheear.

   The mountains go from east to west.

   Ta’n balley beg soit ec bun ny sleityn.

   The village lies under the mountains.

Derived terms

• sleitagh

Mutation

Mutation of slieau

radical	lenition	eclipsis
slieau	lieau after "yn", tlieau	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.