sliabh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish slíab, from Proto-Celtic *sleibos.

Pronunciation

Noun

sliabh m (genitive singular sléibhe, nominative plural sléibhte)

  1. mountain
  2. (geography) moor
  3. Used in minced oaths.
    Dar sliabh!By Jove!
    M'anam don sliabh!I declare to goodness!

Declension

Declension of sliabh (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative sliabh sléibhte
vocative a shliabh a shléibhte
genitive sléibhe sléibhte
dative sliabh
sléibh (archaic, dialectal)
sléibhte
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an sliabh na sléibhte
genitive an tsléibhe na sléibhte
dative leis an sliabh
leis an sléibh (archaic, dialectal)
don sliabh
don sléibh (archaic, dialectal)
leis na sléibhte

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of sliabh
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.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish slíab, from Proto-Celtic *sleibos.

Pronunciation

Noun

sliabh m (genitive singular slèibh, plural slèibhtean)

  1. moor, moorland
    Synonyms: monadh, mòinteach
  2. hill, mountain
    Synonyms: beinn, cnoc

Mutation

Mutation of sliabh
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