slíab

Old Irish

Alternative forms

sléb

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sleibos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsʲl̠ʲiːa̯β/

Noun

slíab n (genitive sléibe, nominative plural sléibe)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:slíab.

Declension

Neuter s-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	slíab^N	slíab^N	sléibe^L, slébe
vocative	slíab^N	slíab^N	sléibe^L, slébe
accusative	slíab^N	slíab^N	sléibe^L, slébe
genitive	sléibe^L, slébe	sléibe, slébe	sléibe^N, slébe
dative	sléib^L	sléibib	sléibib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

slíabdae

Descendants

Irish: sliabh
Manx: slieau
Scottish Gaelic: sliabh

Mutation

Mutation of *slíab*
radical	lenition	nasalization
slíab	ṡlíab	slíab

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “slíab”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language