sleamhainn

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

sleamhuinn

Etymology

From Old Irish slemon, from Proto-Celtic *slibnos. Cognate with Irish sleamhain, Manx shliawin, Welsh llyfn (“smooth”), Old Breton limn, English slip.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃʎɛ̃v.ɪɲ/
IPA^(key): /ʃʎɛ̃ũ̯.ɪɲ/

Adjective

sleamhainn (comparative sleamhna)

slippery

References

MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “sleamhainn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN

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