slua

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish slúagh, from Old Irish slóg, from Proto-Celtic *slougos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sˠl̪ˠuə/

Noun

slua m (genitive singular slua, nominative plural sluaite)

  1. host, force, army
  2. crowd, multitude, throng

Declension
Declension of slua

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative slua sluaite
Vocative a shlua a shluaite
Genitive slua sluaite
Dative slua sluaite

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an slua na sluaite
Genitive an tslua na sluaite
Dative leis an slua

don slua

 leis na sluaite

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun 2

slua m (genitive singular slua)

  1. hosting

Declension
Declension of slua

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative slua
Vocative a shlua
Genitive slua
Dative slua

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an slua
Genitive an tslua
Dative leis an slua

don slua

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
slua shlua
after an, tslua		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “sluaġ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 658.
  • "slua" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “slua” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “slua” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “slóg, slúag” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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