sliogán
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish slicén, in origin a diminutive of slice (“shell”).
Noun
sliogán m (genitive singular sliogáin, nominative plural sliogáin)
Declension
Declension of sliogán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- sliogánach (“testacean; shelled, testaceous”)
- sliogán mara (“scallop; seashell”)
- sliogán trá (“seashell”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sliogán | shliogán after an, tsliogán |
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "sliogán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “slicén” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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