slieau

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish slíab, from Proto-Celtic *slēbos. Cognate with Irish sliabh.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /slʲuː/, /ʃlʲuː/

Noun

slieau m (genitive singular slieau, plural sleityn)

  1. mountain
    T’eh ayns ny sleityn geiyrt er ny kirree.
    He is in the mountains attending on the sheep.
    T’eh cha shenn as ny sleityn.
    He is as old as the hills.
    Ta ny sleityn roie shiar as sheear.
    The mountains go from east to west.
    Ta’n balley beg soit ec bun ny sleityn.
    The village lies under the mountains.

Derived terms

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
slieaulieau
after "yn", tlieau		unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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