sleamhainn
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish slemon, from Proto-Celtic *slibnos. Same root as Welsh llyfn (“smooth”), Old Breton limn, English slip.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sleamhainn (comparative sleamhna)
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “sleamhainn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN