sluagh
See also: slúagh
Irish
Noun
sluagh m (genitive singular sluaigh, nominative plural sluaigh or sluaighte)
- Obsolete form of slua.
Declension
Declension of sluagh
First declension
Bare forms:
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Declension of sluagh
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
sluagh | shluagh after an, tsluagh | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish slúagh, from Old Irish slóg, from Proto-Celtic *slougos.
Noun
sluagh m (genitive singular sluaigh, plural slòigh)
- community, crowd, folk
- people, populace, population, public
- multitude
Usage notes
- The genitive plural form is slògh.
Derived terms
- mòr-sluagh
- sluagh-ghairm (the source of English slogan)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
sluagh | shluagh after "an", t-sluagh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |