sleagh

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

sleagh f (genitive singular sleighe, nominative plural sleagha)

  1. obsolete and Ulster form of sleá

Declension

Declension of sleagh (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sleagh sleagha
vocative a shleagh a shleagha
genitive sleighe sleagh
dative sleigh sleagha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tsleagh na sleagha
genitive na sleighe na sleagh
dative leis an tsleigh
don tsleigh 		leis na sleagha

Mutation

Mutated forms of sleagh
radical lenition eclipsis
sleagh shleagh
after an, tsleagh 		not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 42
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 63

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish sleg, from Proto-Celtic *sligā, from the root of *sligeti (“to strike, hew”) (whence Old Irish sligid); cognate with Irish sleá and Manx shleiy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʎɤɣ/

Noun

sleagh f (genitive singular sleagha or slèigh, plural sleaghan or slèigh)

  1. lance, spear, javelin

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutation of sleagh
radical lenition
sleagh shleagh
after "an", t-sleagh

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

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