slios

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish slis (side, slope), from Old Irish slis, from Proto-Celtic *stlissus.

Pronunciation

Noun

slios m (genitive singular sleasa, nominative plural sleasa)

  1. side
  2. inclination, slope
  3. bent
  4. (marginal) strip

Declension

Declension of slios (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative slios sleasa
vocative a shlios a shleasa
genitive sleasa slios
dative slios sleasa
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an slios na sleasa
genitive an tsleasa na slios
dative leis an slios
don slios
leis na sleasa

Mutation

Mutated forms of slios
radical lenition eclipsis
slios shlios
after an, tslios
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 Middle Irish slis (side, slope), from Old Irish slis, from Proto-Celtic *stlissus.

Pronunciation

Noun

slios m (genitive singular sliosa, plural sliosan)

  1. side
  2. (anatomy) side, flank
  3. (geography) side of a country
  4. extending, sloping declivity
  5. (geography) coast, border, edge
  6. drag rope, trace
  7. slap on the side of the head

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of slios
radical lenition
slios shlios
after "an", t-slios

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