slíab

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *slēbos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sʲl͈ʲiːa̯v/

Noun

slíab n (genitive slébe, nominative plural slébe)

  1. mountain, mountain range
  2. moor

Declension
Neuter s-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative slíab slíabN sléibeL
Vocative slíab slíabN sléibeL
Accusative slíab slíabN sléibeL
Genitive sléibeH sléibeN sléibeN
Dative sléibL sléibib sléibib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
slíab ṡlíab unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “slíab” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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