slieau
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish slíab, from Proto-Celtic *slēbos. Cognate with Irish sliabh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slʲuː/, /ʃlʲuː/
Noun
slieau m (genitive singular slieau, plural sleityn)
- mountain
- T’eh ayns ny sleityn geiyrt er ny kirree.
- He is in the mountains attending on the sheep.
- T’eh cha shenn as ny sleityn.
- He is as old as the hills.
- Ta ny sleityn roie shiar as sheear.
- The mountains go from east to west.
- Ta’n balley beg soit ec bun ny sleityn.
- The village lies under the mountains.
Derived terms
- sleitagh
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| slieau | lieau after "yn", tlieau | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||