sleagh

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ʃl̠ʲɨ̞ɡ/, /ʃl̠ʲəɯ̯/

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 sleagh sleagha vocative a shleagh a shleagha genitive sleighe sleagh dative sleigh sleagha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tsleagh na sleagha genitive na sleighe na sleagh dative leis an tsleigh don tsleigh leis na sleagha

Mutation

Mutated forms of sleagh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sleagh	shleagh after an, tsleagh	not applicable

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

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

• gath

Mutation

Mutation of sleagh

radical	lenition
sleagh	shleagh after "an", t-sleagh

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