slua
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish slúagh, from Old Irish slóg, from Proto-Celtic *slougos.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /sˠl̪ˠuə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠl̪ˠɔː/ (in the phrase slua sí (“fairy host”) /sˠl̪ˠɔːˈʃiː/)[1]
Noun[edit]
slua m (genitive singular slua, nominative plural sluaite)
Declension[edit]
Declension of slua
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: slew
Mutation[edit]
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. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 14
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sluaġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 658
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “slua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- 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.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “slóg, slúag”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 42
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