shliawin

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish slemon, slemain (“smooth”), from Proto-Celtic *slimnos, from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smear”). Cognate with Irish sleamhain, Scottish Gaelic sleamhainn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃlʲãunʲ/

Adjective

shliawin (plural shliawney)

  1. smooth, insidious, sleek, smooth-faced
  2. lubricated, slippery, soapy
  3. skiddy

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • jean shliawin

Mutation

Mutation of shliawin
radical lenition eclipsis
shliawin liawin
after "yn", çhliawin		 unchanged

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

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