sleamhainn

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• sleamhuinn

Etymology

From Old Irish slemon, from Proto-Celtic *slibnos. Same root as Welsh llyfn (“smooth”), Old Breton limn, English slip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃʎɛ̃v.ɪɲ/
• IPA^(key): /ʃʎɛ̃ũ̯.ɪɲ/

Adjective

sleamhainn (comparative sleamhna)

1. slippery

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “sleamhainn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN