sleab

Manx

Etymology

Unclear but most likely ultimately from Medieval Latin sclāvus (“slave”) possibly through English slave. The spelling 〈ea〉, which indicates a high-front vowel, and the /b/ are difficult to derive from sclāvus. Additionally, the word is only known from Cregeen's dictionary and not found in any other native sources.

Noun

sleab m (genitive singular sleab, plural sleabyn)

  1. (hapax legomenon) slave
    Synonym: slave

Mutation

Mutation of sleab
radical lenition eclipsis
sleab leab
after "yn", tleab		 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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