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

• slíabdae

Descendants

• Irish: sliabh
• Manx: slieau
• Scottish Gaelic: sliabh

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
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.