slis

See also: SLIs

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish slis (“shavings”).

Pronunciation

Noun

slis f (genitive singular slise, nominative plural sliseanna)

  1. chip, shaving
  2. sliver, cut, slice
  3. slat, lath
  4. battledore, beetle, bat
  5. thin, hardy person

Declension

Declension of slis (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative slis sliseanna
vocative a shlis a shliseanna
genitive slise sliseanna
dative slis sliseanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tslis na sliseanna
genitive na slise na sliseanna
dative leis an tslis
don tslis 		leis na sliseanna

Derived terms

Verb

slis (present analytic sliseann, future analytic slisfidh, verbal noun sliseadh, past participle sliste)

  1. to beetle (of clothes, flax)
  2. to beat
  3. to cut, slice (of ball)
  4. to feather (of oar)

Conjugation

Conjugation of slis (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present slisim sliseann tú;
slisir† 		sliseann sé, sí slisimid; sliseann muid sliseann sibh sliseann siad;
slisid† 		a shliseann; a shliseas slistear
past shlis mé; shliseas shlis tú; shlisis shlis sé, sí shliseamar; shlis muid shlis sibh; shliseabhair shlis siad; shliseadar a shlis sliseadh
past habitual shlisinn /
slisinn‡ 		shlisteá /
slisteᇠ		shliseadh sé, sí /
sliseadh sé, sí‡ 		shlisimis; shliseadh muid /
slisimis‡; sliseadh muid‡ 		shliseadh sibh /
sliseadh sibh‡ 		shlisidís; shliseadh siad /
slisidís‡; sliseadh siad‡ 		a shliseadh shlistí /
slistí‡
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future slisfidh mé;
slisfead 		slisfidh tú;
slisfir† 		slisfidh sé, sí slisfimid;
slisfidh muid 		slisfidh sibh slisfidh siad;
slisfid† 		a shlisfidh; a shlisfeas slisfear
conditional shlisfinn /
slisfinn‡ 		shlisfeá /
slisfeᇠ		shlisfeadh sé, sí /
slisfeadh sé, sí‡ 		shlisfimis; shlisfeadh muid /
slisfimis‡; slisfeadh muid‡ 		shlisfeadh sibh /
slisfeadh sibh‡ 		shlisfidís; shlisfeadh siad /
slisfidís‡; slisfeadh siad‡ 		a shlisfeadh shlisfí /
slisfí‡
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go slise mé;
go slisead† 		go slise tú;
go slisir† 		go slise sé, sí go slisimid;
go slise muid 		go slise sibh go slise siad;
go slisid† 		— go slistear
past dá slisinn dá slisteá dá sliseadh sé, sí dá slisimis;
dá sliseadh muid 		dá sliseadh sibh dá slisidís;
dá sliseadh siad 		— dá slistí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— slisim slis sliseadh sé, sí slisimis slisigí;
slisidh† 		slisidís — slistear
past participle sliste
verbal noun sliseadh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of slis
radical lenition eclipsis
slis shlis
after an, tslis 		not applicable

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

Middle Irish

Etymology 1

    From Old Irish slis, from Proto-Celtic *stlissus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɕl̠ʲis/

    Noun

    slis m

    1. side, wall
    2. slope, side (of mountains)
    3. side, flank (of person or animal)
    4. edge, rim, ridge (of a weapon)
    5. coast, margin, bank
    6. seat, bench
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Irish: slios
    • Scottish Gaelic: slios
    • Manx: slyst

    Etymology 2

      From Old Irish sliss, from Proto-Celtic *sɸlissis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pleyd- (compare Dutch splijten (“to split”)).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ɕl̠ʲiɕ/

      Noun

      slis f

      1. shavings, splinters
      Derived terms
      Descendants
      • Irish: slis
      • Scottish Gaelic: slis
      • Manx: shliss

      Mutation

      Mutation of slis
      radical lenition nasalization
      slis ṡlis unchanged

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

      Old Irish

      Etymology

      From Proto-Celtic *stlissus. Cognate with Middle Welsh ystlys.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈsʲl̠ʲis/

      Noun

      slis m

      1. side, wall
      2. slope, side (of mountains)
      3. side, flank (of person or animal)
      4. edge, rim, ridge (of a weapon)
      5. coast, margin, bank
      6. seat, bench

      Inflection

      Masculine u-stem
      singular dual plural
      nominative slis slisL slesae
      vocative slis slisL slesu
      accusative slisN slisL slesu
      genitive slesoH, slesaH sleso, slesa slesaeN
      dative slisL slesaib slesaib
      Initial mutations of a following adjective:
      • H = triggers aspiration
      • L = triggers lenition
      • N = triggers nasalization

      Descendants

      Mutation

      Mutation of slis
      radical lenition nasalization
      slis ṡlis slis

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

      Scottish Gaelic

      Etymology

      From Middle Irish slis (“shavings”).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ʃliʃ/

      Noun

      slis f (genitive singular slise, plural slisean)

      1. chip, slice, shave
      2. lath, thin board
      3. spill
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