sleamhainn
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish slemon, from Proto-Celtic *slimnos, from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smear”). Cognate with Irish sleamhain, Manx shliawin, Welsh llyfn (“smooth”), Old Breton limn, English slip.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sleamhainn (comparative sleamhna)
References[edit]
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “sleamhainn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives