sliabh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish slíab,[1] from Proto-Celtic *sleibos.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃlʲiəvˠ/[2]
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ʃl̠ʲiəvˠ/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ʃl̠ʲiəw/[3]
Noun
sliabh m (genitive singular sléibhe, nominative plural sléibhte)
- mountain
- (geography) moor
- Used in minced oaths.
- Dar sliabh! ― By Jove!
- M'anam don sliabh! ― I declare to goodness!
Declension
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Derived terms
- anua sléibhe m (“mountain anoa”)
- bongó sléibhe m (“mountain bongo”)
- easóg shléibhe f (“mountain weasel”)
- feadóg shléibhe f (“golden plover”)
- giolcach shléibhe f (“broom (Fabaceae shrub)”)
- gleoiseach sléibhe m (“mountain linnet”)
- iúr sléibhe (“wood-sage”)
- Lá an tSléibhe (“judgment day, doomsday”)
- Luan an tSléibhe (“judgment day, doomsday”)
- maidhm shléibhe f (“avalanche”)
- rothar sléibhe m (“mountain bike”)
- sléibhín m (“blackheaded gull”)
- sléibhteánach m (“mountain dweller”)
- sléibhteoir m (“mountaineer”)
- sléibhtiúil (“mountainous; mountainy, hilly; moorish”, adjective)
- Sliabh Luachra m
- sliabhraon m (“mountain range”)
Related terms
- sléibhteoireacht f (“(act of) climbing mountains, mountaineering”)
- sléibhtiúlacht f (“hilliness”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| sliabh | shliabh after an, tsliabh |
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
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “slíab”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 59, page 31
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 158, page 61
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sliabh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sliaḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 654
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sliabh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “sliabh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish slíab, from Proto-Celtic *sleibos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃʎiəv/
Noun
sliabh m (genitive singular slèibh, plural slèibhtean)
Related terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| sliabh | shliabh after "an", t-sliabh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “slíab”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language