sloit

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠl̪ˠʌt̪ˠ/ (as if spelled slot)

Noun

sloit f (genitive singular sloite, nominative plural sloiteanna)

1. (Ulster) wick

   Synonym: buaiceas

   sloit coinnle ― candlewick

Declension

Declension of sloit (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative sloit sloiteanna vocative a shloit a shloiteanna genitive sloite sloiteanna dative sloit sloiteanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tsloit na sloiteanna genitive na sloite na sloiteanna dative leis an tsloit don tsloit leis na sloiteanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of sloit

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sloit	shloit after an, tsloit	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “sloit”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sloit”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN