sliasaid

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish slíasait, slíassait, slíasat, from Proto-Celtic *sleixsantī (shank).

Noun

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sliasaid f (genitive singular sliasaide, nominative plural sliasta)

  1. thigh, side
  2. ledge, shelf

Declension

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Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

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sliasaid f (genitive singular slèiste or sliasaide, plural slèistean or sliasaidean)

  1. thigh
  2. ham