sligeach

See also: Sligeach

Irish

Etymology

From slige (“shell”) +‎ -ach.

Noun

sligeach m (genitive singular sligigh, nominative plural sligigh)

1. (collective) shells; place abounding in shells

Declension

Declension of sligeach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative sligeach sligigh Vocative a shligigh a shligeacha Genitive sligigh sligeach Dative sligeach sligigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an sligeach na sligigh Genitive an tsligigh na sligeach Dative leis an sligeach don sligeach leis na sligigh

Derived terms

• Sligeach m (“Sligo”, proper noun)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sligeach	shligeach after an, tsligeach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sligeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From slige +‎ -ach.

Adjective

sligeach

1. crustaceous, shelly

Derived terms

• bradan-sligeach

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
sligeach	shligeach after "an", t-sligeach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.