slinn
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish slind, from Proto-Indo-European *splind- (“split”).
Noun
slinn f (genitive singular slinne, nominative plural slinnte or slinntreacha)
- slate
- Synonym: scláta
- shingle
Declension
Declension of slinn
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural form: slinntreacha
Derived terms
- slinneach
- slinneadóireacht
- slinneadóir, slinnteoir
- slinneán
- slinnghorm
- slinnliath
- slinnteach
- slinnteog
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
slinn | shlinn after an, tslinn | 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), “slinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “slinn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “slinn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Westrobothnian
Noun
slinn f
- Tract, region.