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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) sleagha
Vocative a shleagh a shleagha
Genitive sleighe Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Dative sleigh sleagha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tsleagh na sleagha
Genitive na sleighe na Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Dative leis an tsleigh

don tsleigh

 leis na sleagha

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)shleagh
after "an", t-sleagh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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