sliabh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish slíab, from Proto-Celtic *slēbos.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃlʲiəvˠ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ʃl̠ʲiəvˠ/
  • (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ʃl̠ʲiəw/

Noun

sliabh m (genitive singular sléibhe, nominative plural sléibhte)

  1. mountain
  2. (geography) moor
  3. Used in minced oaths.
    Dar sliabh! ― By Jove!
    M'anam don sliabh! ― I declare to goodness!

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

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

Further reading

  • "sliabh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “slíab” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “sliaḃ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • Entries containing “sliabh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “sliabh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish slíab, from Proto-Celtic *slēbos.

Noun

sliabh m (genitive singular slèibh, plural slèibhtean)

  1. moor, moorland
    Synonyms: monadh, mòinteach
  2. hill, mountain
    Synonyms: beinn, cnoc

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
sliabhshliabh
after "an", t-sliabh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • “slíab” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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