slighe
Irish
Noun
slighe f (genitive singular slighe or sligheadh, nominative plural slighte or slighthe)
- superseded spelling of slí
Declension
Archaic forms:
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Alternative plural form: slighthe
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| slighe | shlighe after an, tslighe |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish slige.
Noun
slighe f (genitive singular slighe, plural slighean)
Derived terms
- eadar-shligheach (“intercurrent”)
- ioma-shlighe (“maze, labyrinth”)
- letheach-slighe (“halfway, midway”)
- seach-shlighe (“diversion, detour”)
- Slighe Chlann Uisnich (“Milky Way”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| slighe | shlighe after "an", t-slighe |
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), “slige”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language